Manitoba's Top Employers

Manitoba's Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places to work in Manitoba. Published annually since October 2006, the designation singles out the employers in the province that lead their industries in creating forward-thinking workplaces with progressive human resources policies. Winners are chosen by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers and announced in an editorial feature published each fall by the Winnipeg Free Press, the largest newspaper in Manitoba.^[1]

Applicants for the award are compared to other employers in their industry, using eight main criteria: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement. The winning employers are the ones that offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. An academic advisory board, composed of four distinguished professors from across Canada, oversee the competition's selection criteria each year.^[2]

Any employer with its head office or principal place of business in Manitoba may apply to be considered for the award, which is made for one calendar year. The competition is open to public-sector and private-sector employers alike.^[3] Employers complete a single application to be considered for both the annual Manitoba's Top Employers and the Canada's Top 100 Employers designation.

References

1. ^ "Winnipeg Free Press, "Manitoba's Top 20 Employers, 2009", October 11, 2008". http://www.winnipegfreepress2.com/publications/mb_employers/2009/index.php?page=2. 
2. ^ "Academic Advisory Board". http://www.canadastop100.com/advisory_board.html. 
3. ^ "Manitoba's Top Employers". http://www.canadastop100.com/manitoba. 

External links

• Manitoba's Top Employers web site