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$
1,500
mental health
practitioner benefit
$
9,600
on-site childcare subsidy
100%
job-related and unrelated
tuition subsidies
52
weeks, maternity and parental
leave top-up pay
Employees at BCIT participate in Pink Shirt Day, a yearly campaign against bullying.
option spread out over 78 weeks
instead of 52.
“Some of our newer benefits are
the gender affirmation benefits,
plus we offer fertility benefits,”
says Thomas. “It’s definitely
about helping families and
employees be who they want to
be. They’re very appreciative for
both themselves and their family
members.”
On the wellness side, Thomas
says they bring in presenters to
talk about burnout: what it means,
what the underlying issues are
and how to heal as a community.
“All of these initiatives
contribute to the psychological
safety culture that you need to
have at a workplace in order
for people to feel mentally safe,
—
SHAPING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
EDUCATION FOR A COMPLEX WORLD.
bcit.ca/careers
which helps everyone with
work,” says Thomas. “People feel
supported, like they’ve been put
first. People feel they can
talk about things and it’s not
taboo. I think we have a really
solid culture.”
