Québec's largest communications company named to Montréal's
Top Employers List for the second year in a row
MONTREAL, Feb. 5, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell is proud to be
named one of Montréal's Top Employers for 2014 in the annual awards
organized by editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers, a Mediacorp
Canada publication.
"Bell is very pleased to again be recognized as an employer that
offers a diverse mix of career opportunities and a supportive
workplace for team members," said Bernard le Duc, Executive Vice
President, Corporate Services for Bell and BCE. "Receiving a Top
Employer award is much-appreciated recognition of the Bell team's
contributions here in Montréal and across the country."
Mediacorp cited a variety of reasons for recognizing Bell as a
top employer in Québec's largest city, including the company's
significant investment in training and professional development and
its leadership in workplace mental health through the Bell Let's
Talk initiative.
"As a leading contributor to Québec's technological, economic
and social prosperity, Bell is proud to support our team as they
bring the best network technologies and communications products the
world has to offer to our consumer and business customers," said
Martine Turcotte, Bell's Vice Chair
of Québec.
As one of Montreal's Top
Employers for 2014, Bell was further recognized for:
- Comprehensive professional development, a broad range of
in-house and online training programs, apprenticeship opportunities
and tuition subsidies for job-related courses.
- Significant investment in Montréal community organizations and
strong support for employee participation in volunteer
programs.
- A campus environment that offers an employee lounge, cafeteria
with healthy menus and state-of-the-art fitness facility with
subsidized membership.
With more than 18,000 team members in Québec and 12,000
retirees, Bell also works to reflect its employees' values and
interests within their local communities. That includes
$25 million in sponsorships every
year for major cultural events such as Les FrancoFolies and
Montréal en lumière and substantial investments in mental health
care and research, including with Institut universitaire en santé
mentale de Montréal, the Rivière-des-prairies Hospital, the Jewish
General Hospital Foundation and Montréal's Douglas-Bell Brain Bank.
Now entering its 9th year, Montréal's Top Employers is an
annual competition organized by the editors of Canada's Top 100
Employers, a Mediacorp Canada publication. This special designation
recognizes the Montréal-area employers that lead their industries
in offering exceptional places to work. Employers are evaluated on
8 key areas: physical workplace; work atmosphere & social;
health, financial & family benefits; vacation & time off;
employee communications; performance management; training &
skills development; community involvement. Employers are compared
to other organizations in their field to determine which offer the
most progressive and forward-thinking programs.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
consumers and business customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home
phone and business communications services. Bell Media is Canada's
premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio
and digital media. Bell is wholly owned by Montréal's BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please visit Bell.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative is a national
charitable program that promotes Canadian mental health across
Canada with the Bell Let's Talk Day anti-stigma campaign and
significant funding for community care, research and workplace best
practices. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
SOURCE Bell Canada