Local companies top employers
Okanagan Edge Staff - Feb 25, 2021 - Biz Releases

Photo: Mediacorp Canada
Kelowna’s Houle Electric is one of B.C.’s top 100 employers.

Six companies whose headquarters are in the Thompson Okanagan have cracked the list of the B.C.’s Top 100 Employers, which was released on Thursday.

Five of the companies are based in Kelowna, while the BC Lottery Corporation, whose headquarters are in Kamloops, was the other local company to earn the distinction. The Kelowna-based companies are Houle Electric, Lawson Lundell, Nicola Wealth Management, QHR Technologies and Interior Health Authority.

Mediacorp Canada, which publishes employment periodicals, curated the list for the 16th year. Many of the winners are companies that performed well in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The practical and timely responses we saw in British Columbia included organizing task forces and committees to spearhead organizational response and coordinate important tasks, such as safety and mitigation protocols for essential workers,” Canada’s Top 100 Employers managing editor Richard Yerema said in a press release. “Clear lines of communication and accountability have enabled these employers to create positive outcomes—even in the face of the pandemic’s daunting challenges.”

Employers were judged on eight criteria: physical workplace; work atmosphere and social; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time off, employee communications; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement.

Several other companies with locations in the Thompson Okanagan made the list as well, including Wesgroup Equipment, WorkSafeBC and Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union.


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