Manitoba's Top Employers (2026) Magazine - Magazine - Page 57
MANITOBA’S TOP EMPLOYERS (2026)
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1,201
jobs available last year
$
865
health spending account
$
1,000
mental health
practitioner benefit
35
weeks, maternity and parental
leave top-up pay
Andrew started her career
there as legal counsel in 2003.
As she progressed, she took
three maternity leaves when
her children were born. During
that time, she felt supported and
encouraged to continue advancing
Dr. Michael Benarroch, president and vice-chancellor at the University of Manitoba, has fun with employees
during the school’s annual winter party.
in her career.
“The university is a place
where people can come and
be themselves and challenge
themselves and be supported,”
says Andrew.
Joyce experienced that
same kind of care when her
uncle became seriously ill last
September. She was hesitant to
ask her manager for a week off
knowing that it was during the
busiest time of the academic year.
But her manager didn’t hesitate
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to give her the time she needed
to travel to the United States to
support her family.
“The management treats the
staff amazingly,” says Joyce.
“I really like that they are so
flexible.”