Top Employer: Office Interiors

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Office Interiors was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2024):

Office Interiors employees can unwind in an employee lounge offering comfortable seating, television, an outdoor patio, cold and hot beverages, as well as local craft beer and cider
Office Interiors encourages employees to focus on their well-being, offering a health spending account from $250 (single) to $500 (family) and a separate wellness spending account of $350 -- employees also can participate in online fitness classes and the "Love the Way You Live" initiative addressing a range of topics, including healthy habits in hydration, sleep, exercise and nutrition
Office Interiors invests in the education of current and future generations, providing tuition subsidies for job-related courses (to $500) and managing an academic scholarship program for the children of employees (to $1,000 per child per year)

Office Interiors employees connect at a staff retreat

Industry	Office furniture and equipment
Established in Canada	1991
Major Canadian locations	Halifax NS, Saint John NB, Moncton NB, Bathurst NB, Sydney NS, Dartmouth NS
Full-time employees in Canada	83
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Full-time employee growth in the past year	1.2 %
Average age of employees in Canada	46 years
Longest serving employee	31 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP, non-matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 50% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership training, mentoring
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $500 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel), long-service awards