Top Employer: Hamilton, City of

Recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Hamilton, City of was selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2023):

City of Hamilton offers rewarding employment opportunities for young people through summer jobs and co-op work terms, and supports employees who want to take the next step in their careers with leadership development programs and career growth and development embedded as a formal part of each individual's performance process
City of Hamilton supports positive mental health through a dedicated advisory committee and workplace mental health and well-being strategy, training for people leaders, awareness and anti-stigma campaigns, and coverage for mental health practitioners as part of its benefits plan (up to $1,000 per year)
Varying by employee group, the City of Hamilton supports its new moms with maternity leave top-up (to 75 per cent of salary for up to 30 weeks) and recently implemented parental top-up for new fathers (to 75 per cent of salary for up to 15 weeks)

City of Hamilton employees participate in Pink Shirt Day at the Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre

Industry	Municipal government
Established in Canada	1846
Major Canadian hiring locations	Hamilton ON
Full-time employees in Canada	5,997
Part-time employees in Canada	2,568
Average age of employees in Canada	43 years
Longest serving employee	52 years
Benefits note	City of Hamilton has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Hybrid work	Hamilton@Work plan outlines the city's work from home and hybrid models (includes decision criteria for various roles and job functions)
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), compressed work week, telecommuting, earned days off program
Long-term savings	defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $1,000 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 15 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 75% of salary for 15 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2.4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 36 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year