Tourism Saskatchewan is pleased to announce 25 organizations designated as Employers of Choice (EOC) for 2015. Employers earn the EOC designation for leadership and commitment to best practices in human resources.
Interest in this program has grown steadily since the initiative was launched in 2010. This recent cycle recorded a 67 per cent increase over the previous year. Additionally, there was growth in the number of communities, from four Saskatchewan cities in 2014 to 12 cities and towns in 2015.
2015 Employers of Choice include:
• d3h Hotels Inc. (Dimension 3 Hospitality):
• Days Inn Regina Eastgate*
• Days Inn Regina Airport West
• Home Inn & Suites – Swift Current
• Home Inn & Suites – Yorkton
• HomeSuites – Regina
• Home Inn & Suites Regina Airport
CAA Saskatchewan
Canalta Hotels
• Canalta Assiniboia
• Canalta Esterhazy
• Canalta Humboldt
• Canalta Melfort
• Canalta Shaunavon
• Canalta Moosomin
• Canalta Weyburn
• Canalta Tisdale
• Ramada Weyburn
• Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon
• Delta Regina Hotel
• Gold Eagle Lodge, North Battleford*
• Radisson Hotel Saskatoon*
• Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation*
• Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon Hotel
• The James Hotel, Saskatoon
• Tourism Saskatchewan
• Travelodge Hotel Saskatoon
“Tourism Saskatchewan is proud to stand alongside 24 Saskatchewan businesses that recognize the value of investing in staff and creating a safe, healthy and encouraging work environment. The growth in the number of Employers of Choice is impressive, but equally inspiring is the fact that the program has expanded to a dozen Saskatchewan communities. This reflects leadership among our sector in communities large and small, urban and rural,” Mary Taylor-Ash, Tourism Saskatchewan CEO, said.
The tourism Employer of Choice initiative, the first of its kind in Saskatchewan and now in its fifth year, is designed to help tourism businesses attract and retain staff. The program encourages employers to engage in best practices, increase staff training, improve human resources practices and become leaders in the tourism sector.
Organizations have up to seven months to complete a comprehensive questionnaire that covers seven functional areas of human resources (staffing; learning, training and development; compensation; employee and labour relations; professional practice; organizational effectiveness; and occupational health and safety), as well as a survey completed by at least 25 per cent of frontline and managerial staff. Applicants receive a detailed report outlining their organization’s strengths and potential.
Registrations are accepted from May 1 until November 30 each year, with successful applicants announced the following spring. For more information, visit stec.com/employer-of-choice-program or steceoc.com.
