Top Employer: Uken Inc.

Recognized as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Uken Inc. was selected as one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers (2023):

Uken maintains a "work from anywhere" work model, with hybrid and 100 per cent remote work options -- team members receive a flexible spending allowance of $750 each year and can create their own work schedule within core business hours
Additionally, Uken offers 10 company-paid Wellness Days to help ensure employees disconnect from work and recently increased starting vacation allowance to four weeks
Uken provides birth mothers with maternity leave top up payments (to 100 per cent of salary for up to 17 weeks) and offers parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents (100 per cent of salary for six weeks)

Uken employees participate in a team paint night

Industry	Game developer
Established in Canada	2010
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON
Full-time employees in Canada	89
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	30 years
Longest serving employee	11 years
Hybrid work	work from anywhere model which offers 100% remote or hybrid work options, employees receive a $750 flexible spend allowance
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), telecommuting
Long-term savings	matching RSP
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 100% of salary for 17 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 100% of salary for 6 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, paid internships
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 4 paid days)

Here are some of the reasons why Uken Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2022):

Uken Studios encourages employees to keep their skills up to date through in-house training programs as well as tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions
Along with a year-end bonus program and matching RSP contributions (to $1,000 annually), Uken Studios lets employees share in the company's successes through year-end bonus and share purchase programs

Employee workstations at Uken Studios

Industry	Game developer
Established in Canada	2009
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON
Full-time employees in Canada	97
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Full-time employee growth in the past year	7.8 %
Average age of employees in Canada	30 years
Longest serving employee	10 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, 35-hour work week (with full pay), 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, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,750 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

An artist at work at Uken

Industry	Game developer
Full-time employees in Canada	51 to 100
Major Canadian hiring locations	Toronto ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, in-house training, leadership training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Software Developer, Product Manager, Performance Marketer, Artist
Starting salary	$80K to $90K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 4 paid days)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 4 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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