Microsoft Canada recognized as a Great Place to Work®
Company enables employees to realize their full potential
MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Microsoft Canada is thrilled to be recognized as one of this year's Best Workplaces in Canada. This list, and related stories, will appear in a special national report today, Wednesday April 10th, in The Globe and Mail.
A large and diverse global company, Microsoft Canada has more than 1,000 Canadian employees. For the entire network, Microsoft's goal is to enable its teams to realize their full potential - inside and outside of work.
"At Microsoft, we are committed to nurturing leadership and innovation, and creating dynamic spaces where people can do their very best work for a company they are proud to be a part of," says Carolyn Buccongello, Vice President, Human Resources. "Having an exceptional corporate culture makes all the difference in attracting and retaining the best and brightest talent and we are so honoured today to be recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada."
This list of "Best Workplaces in Canada" is compiled by Great Place to Work® Institute Canada. The competition process is based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total score comes from a 58-statement survey completed by a random selection of employees, along with their open-ended comments about their organization; the remaining one-third of the score comes from an in-depth review of the organization's culture, including an evaluation of HR policies and procedures. This offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective, and an overall portrait of the workplace culture. Together, they provide crucial data relative to the five trust-building dimensions of a great place to work®: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie.
This year's list received over 300 nominations and over 57,000 employees participated in the 2013 "Best Workplaces in Canada" survey.
For information on how to participate in next year's "Best Workplaces in Canada" list or on how to create a Great Place to Work®, please contact the Institute at [email protected] or visit www.greatplacetowork.ca.
For more information about careers at Microsoft Canada, please visit us at www.microsoft.com/canada/employment/.
About Microsoft Canada
Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Inc. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English. Headquartered in Mississauga, Microsoft Canada has nine regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. For more information on Microsoft Canada, please visit www.microsoft.ca.
About the Great Place to Work® Institute
Great Place to Work® Institute is a global research and management consultancy with expertise on workplace transformation and a presence in 46 countries worldwide. Our mission is to improve society by creating better workplaces. We are best-known for our global Best Workplaces Programme, which we produce in conjunction with prestigious media partners such as the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times and Fortune. With more than 5,500 organizations surveyed every year across the globe, the programme is the world's largest of its kind. We believe passionately that any company or organization can become a great place to work. Our mission is to help you do it.
SOURCE: Microsoft Canada Co.
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