- Award reflects engaged and energized workforce proud to #FlyTheFlag
MONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada today was
named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2019) for the sixth consecutive year in an annual
national employer survey by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
"We are very proud to be ranked one of Canada's top employers for the sixth straight year.
This is a testament to the strong engagement of Air Canada's 32,000 employees, which is absolutely essential to delivering
excellent service to the 48 million customers we carry each year," said Arielle Meloul-Wechsler,
Senior Vice President, People and Culture, at Air Canada. "Being consistently recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 employers is also further evidence of the successful transformation of Air Canada. We have
made culture a core priority and this has been instrumental in earning us a place among the leading global carriers."
Air Canada's Top 100 Award
Entering its 20th year, the Canada's Top 100 Employers competition recognizes employers with
exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Starting with an initial list of more than 90,000
employers, Mediacorp graded those selected on eight criteria, which have remained constant since the project's inception:
Physical Workplace; Work Atmosphere & Social; Health, Financial & Family Benefits; Vacation & Time-Off; Employee
Communications; Performance Management; Training & Skills Development; and Community Involvement.
Mediacorp cited several unique employee support and engagement programs at Air Canada. These include: state-of-the-art
training facilities; programs to promote health, fitness and wellness; generous benefits and perks for employees and their
families and a consultative approach to workplace developments, such as recent head office renovations where Air Canada sought
employee feedback on everything from storage space design to the final décor.
Working at Air Canada
Air Canada's reputation as one of Canada's Top 100 employers
has made the airline a destination of choice for people seeking a challenging career. It receives 23,000 visits each month to the
employment page of its website and on average there are 340 applicants per position for each vacancy filled. In 2018 alone, Air
Canada has hired more than 5,700 people.
For more information on career opportunities with Air Canada please visit www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/about/careers.html
In addition to being named one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada (2019), Air Canada has
received other recognitions for employee engagement in 2018 including:
- Air Canada was named one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in North America for the third Consecutive Year by Achievers;
- Air Canada has been named one of the top five most attractive company brands to
work for in Canada according to the Randstad Employer Brand Research independent
survey;
- Air Canada was named one of Montreal's Top Employers
for the fifth consecutive year in Mediacorp Canada Inc.'s survey. Air Canada was
recognized for exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies;
- Air Canada was named one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2018. Air
Canada was recognized for its success in such areas as promoting women, including in
non-traditional roles, by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest domestic and international
airline serving more than 200 airports on six continents. Canada's flag carrier is among
the 20 largest airlines in the world and in 2017 served more than 48 million customers. Air Canada provides scheduled
passenger service directly to 63 airports in Canada, 56 in the United
States and 98 in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and
South America. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network serving 1,317 airports in 193
countries. Air Canada is the only international network carrier in North America to
receive a Four-Star ranking according to independent U.K. research firm Skytrax. In 2018 Canada was voted the Best Airline in
North America in the Skytrax World Airline Awards and it was also named the Eco-Airline of the
Year by Air Transport World. For more information, please visit: aircanada.com/media, follow @AirCanada on Twitter
and join Air Canada on Facebook.
SOURCE Air Canada
View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2018/09/c4559.html