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Long-term careers are the goal at the WCB of Manitoba
I
f you were looking for
proof that the Workers
Compensation Board of
Manitoba (WCB) knows how
to keep employees happy, you only
need to talk to Sarah Kekkonen,
supervisor of document management. She began her career
there after high school on just a
two-week term to relabel files.
“I started in our records
department, and I’ve had about 12
different positions in my career,
so they’ve offered a lot of room to
expand and learn new skill sets,”
she says. “Twenty-four years later
I’m still here!"
“They have a great benefit package,” Kekkonen says, “which helps
me afford to raise my children.
Wages are fair and competitive.
They offer professional development and educational reimbursement, so they’ll create learning
plans, and you can reach your
career goals in the organization.”
Career planning is a major
reason why people like Kekkonen
end up having such long careers
at the WCB, says Brad Janzen, vice
president of legal, compliance and
corporate services.
Employees are encouraged to
consider all the opportunities
available through training and
development programs and in regular meetings with team leaders.
“The more important part,” Janzen
says, “is what career training you
need to be successful in your job,
and also what’s your career path?”
“‘How do I develop the skills
and competencies to progress
on my career journey?’ That’s a
conversation we have every year
with our employees.”
In her new role as supervisor
in the records department where
she started her career, Kekkonen
says, “my goal is to recognize the
qualities that my team has and
to nurture them. So, if I see that
they might be a good fit in another
department, I might bring it up
and see if that’s a career goal they
might like and work with them to
get that goal.”
It’s an excellent place to
work and an excellent
place to build a community
and culture.
— Sarah Kekkonen
Supervisor, Document
Management
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba celebrates the diversity of its staff and the community it operates
in.
“I’ve taken advantage of that
many times myself to see where I
wanted my career path to go here.”
Engaging with the community
is another way the WCB fosters
a relationship with the people
it serves, like an Amazing Race
fundraiser that sent staff out to
discover the work several United
Way agencies were doing in
Winnipeg. Janzen says that outreach like this is reciprocal, as staff
at the agencies were able to learn
what the WCB offers its clients.
“Our slogan is, ‘If you’re hurt at
