Company Recognized for Industry-Leading Benefits and Corporate
Citizenship
Sapient Canada, a subsidiary of Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ: SAPE),
today announced that for the second consecutive year it has been
selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers
by MediaCorp Canada, the nation’s largest
publisher of employment guides and periodicals. Sapient was specifically
recognized for its industry leadership, extensive benefits, and
corporate stewardship. This MediaCorp recognition builds on Sapient’s
third consecutive ranking in the Globe and Mail’s
“Best Workplaces in Canada”
list, which is published earlier in the year.
Heralded by various media outlets as “one of
the most prestigious lists in Canadian business,”
“the industry standard,”
“a badge of honour for firms”
and “a catalogue of best practices,”
Canada’s Top 100 Employers list marks the
culmination of a national competition to determine which organizations
lead their industries in offering exceptional workplace environments and
career growth opportunities. The list was unveiled last week in Maclean’s,
Canada’s largest weekly news magazine, and
has also been published in the popular job-search engine Eluta.ca.
Sapient Canada was selected from more than 2,000 companies that were
reviewed as part of this year’s competition.
According to MediaCorp, Sapient’s reasons for
selection include:
-
Industry-leading maternity and adoptive leave “top-up”
payments for new parents of up to 100% for 17 weeks
-
Four weeks paid vacation after only three years on the job
-
Its corporate citizenship efforts, which include completely
redesigning the website for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research,
free of charge
-
Subsidized tuition fees for courses at outside institutions
“We are extremely proud to continue earning
this kind of prestigious recognition for our unique workplace culture,
benefits and values,” said Brad Simms, vice
president, Sapient Canada. “Being named one
of Canada’s top 100 employers builds on an
already standout year, where we have experienced strong revenue growth
and added key executive leadership to our marketing and consulting
practices.”
Selection Process
Organizations are evaluated by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers
using eight 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. Employers
are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which
offers the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.
Across Canada, and in industries such as financial services, energy and
the public sector, Sapient counts some of the country’s
leading brands as clients, including CANFAR, CIBC, Enbridge Gas
Distribution, Filogix Limited Partnership, RBC Financial Group
and Scotiabank.
About Sapient
Sapient, a global services firm, operates two groups—Sapient
Interactive and Sapient Consulting—that help
clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex marketplace.
Sapient Interactive provides brand and marketing strategy, award-winning
creative work, web design and development and emerging media expertise.
Sapient Consulting provides business and IT strategy, process and
systems design, package implementation and custom development, as well
as outsourcing services such as testing, maintenance and support.
Sapient’s passion for client success—evidenced
by its ability to foster collaboration, drive innovation and solve
challenging problems—is the subject of case
studies on leadership and organizational behavior used by MBA students
at both Harvard and Yale. Leading clients, including BP, Essent Energie,
Hilton International, Janus, Sony Electronics and Verizon, rely on the
company’s unique approach to drive growth and
market momentum. Headquartered in Boston, Sapient operates across North
America, Europe and India. For more information, please visit www.sapient.com.
Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.
Sapient
Gail Scibelli, +1-617-452-1911
gscibelli@sapient.com
or
fama
PR
Jeff Drew, +1-617-758-4145
sapient@famapr.com
