Forbes recognizes TELUS as Canada’s leading global workplace in World’s Best Employers 2020
October 21 2020 - 9:00AM
Today, TELUS proudly announced that it has been recognized as
Canada’s leading global workplace by Forbes World’s Best Employers
2020. TELUS, including TELUS International, was ranked first among
25 Canadian companies recognized by Forbes and was heralded as 40th
globally, listed alongside 750 leading worldwide brands. This is an
exciting achievement for TELUS as it continues to leverage its
outstanding workplace culture to both empower and equip its team to
embrace change, initiate opportunity, have the courage to innovate,
and engage in spirited teamwork. TELUS’ differentiated and
deeply-rooted culture enabled the team to rapidly evolve its
operations and service to keep its customers and communities safe
and connected during COVID-19.
“TELUS’ recognition as the highest ranking Canadian
organization on Forbes’ World’s Best Employers ranking is a true
reflection of and testament to the expertise, passion and
commitment of our high-performing team, and the extraordinary,
globally admired culture that underpins it,” said Darren Entwistle,
President and CEO, TELUS. “As one of the largest private sector
employers in Canada and with our TELUS International operations
spanning 20 countries, our team is exceedingly proud that our
global leadership in social capitalism, our longstanding values of
diversity and inclusion, and our unwavering commitment to improving
the social, economic and health outcomes of communities around the
world, are being recognized in this way.”
Since March, as the world learned to grapple with
the COVID-19 crisis, TELUS’ firmly entrenched values and culture
enabled its team to adapt, innovate, and act with intention at an
accelerated pace. TELUS has committed more than $150 million during
the past several months to support Canadians through COVID-19. The
TELUS team pivoted all of its philanthropic funding channels,
including the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation and TELUS Community
Boards, 13 in Canada and five international, to focus on health
initiatives that support charities on the front line of the public
health crisis. TELUS also donated 14,000 free devices and free rate
plans, valued at $8-million to keep Canada’s most vulnerable
citizens connected and also supported frontline healthcare workers
at hospitals and long-term care facilities with two months of free
mobility service.
“We are honoured to be named on Forbes’ World’s
Best Employers 2020 ranking and humbled that the nomination
originates from our team members across North and Central America,
Europe and Asia during what has been an especially challenging
year,” said Jeff Puritt, president and CEO of TELUS International.
“Our company is built upon a caring culture that one can genuinely
experience at all levels of our organisation; a culture which
authentically and meaningfully prioritizes our team members’
well-being and growth, and supports their desire to be part of
something bigger than themselves by providing opportunities to
volunteer and make a positive impact in our communities. We
fervently believe that this philosophy is key to our success, and
view this recognition as validation of our passionate efforts and
commitment over the course of many years.”
Driven by CEO Darren Entwistle’s visionary and
compassionate leadership, the TELUS team continues to leverage its
global leading networks and technology to help team members
worldwide work, learn, socialize, and stay healthy at home,
enabling business customers to support their clients, as well as
expanding access to TELUS’ virtual healthcare solutions, relieving
pressure on crowded hospitals, helping preserve capacity for those
with urgent healthcare needs, and keeping patients safely at
home.
About Forbes World’s Best Employers
2020Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to
compile our fourth-annual list of the World’s Best Employers. We
surveyed 160,000 full-time and part-time workers from 58 countries
working for businesses with operations in multiple nations or
regions. Surveys were conducted on a rolling basis from June to
July, and participants were asked to rate their willingness to
recommend their own employers to friends and family. They were also
asked to rate their satisfaction with their employers’ Covid-19
responses and score their employers on image, economic footprint,
talent development, gender equality and social responsibility. The
final list is composed of 750 multinational and large corporations
headquartered in 45 countries. To learn more about Forbes World’s
Best Employers 2020 click here.
About TELUSTELUS (TSX: T, NYSE:
TU) is a dynamic, world-leading communications and information
technology company with $15 billion in annual revenue and 15.4
million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice,
television, entertainment, video and security. We leverage our
global-leading technology to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our
longstanding commitment to putting our customers first fuels every
aspect of our business, making us a distinct leader in customer
service excellence and loyalty. TELUS Health is Canada's largest
healthcare IT provider, and TELUS International delivers the most
innovative business process solutions to some of the world’s most
established brands.
Driven by our passionate
social purpose to connect all Canadians for good, our deeply
meaningful and enduring philosophy to give where we live has
inspired our team members and retirees to contribute $736 million
and 1.4 million days of service since 2000. This unprecedented
generosity and unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most
giving company in the world.
For more information
about TELUS, please visit telus.com, follow us @TELUSNews on
Twitter and @Darren_Entwistle on Instagram.
About TELUS
InternationalTELUS International focuses on the value of
human connection to design, build and deliver high-tech, high-touch
customer experiences powered by next-gen digital solutions. With
almost 50,000 team members and delivery centers across North and
Central America, Europe and Asia, TELUS International empowers
customer experience innovation through digital enablement, spirited
teamwork, agile thinking, and a caring culture that puts customers
first. The company's solutions cover customer experience, content
moderation, digital transformation, work-from-home, IT lifecycle,
advisory and digital consulting, trust & safety, and
back-office support. Fueling any stage of company growth, TELUS
International partners with some of the world’s most disruptive
brands from tech and games, communications and media, eCommerce and
fintech, healthcare, and travel and hospitality. The company serves
clients in over 50 languages. Learn more at:
telusinternational.com
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