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PEER Group continues to be one of Canada’s Best Workplaces
Kitchener, Ontario – April 10, 2015
The PEER Group Inc. announced today that it continues to be one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for the third consecutive year. This list, compiled by the Great Place to Work® Institute, appears today in a special national report in The Globe and Mail.
PEER Group’s leadership team knows that being a great place to work means building a workplace full of great people and arming them to do great things. The company is committed to maintaining a workplace culture based on mutual respect and trust.
“We seek out the best and the brightest; individuals who are capable of continuous learning, strategic thinking, and technological innovation,” says Janice Retterath, director of HR and administration. “We cultivate solid processes and provide meaningful work to keep our employees engaged. I call our team ‘heroic’ – it consists of planners, optimizers, and adventurers. Together, we are amazing,” she continues.
“PEER Group works with the biggest names in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and in our 23 years of business, we have developed a solid reputation for success. I’m very proud of our employeeswho work together to push the envelope in technological innovation on a daily basis,” says Mike Kropp, president and CEO.
Jose Tolovi Neto, managing partner of Great Place to Work Canada says: “As the marketplace continues to be highly competitive, The PEER Group Inc., now on their 4th year as a Best Workplace, is well-equipped to stay ahead of the competition by creating a workplace that boasts a culture of trust, boosts productivity and ultimately increases their business performance.”
PEER Group has an enviable retention rate; 30% of employees have been with the company for ten or more years, indicating that PEER has established a welcoming and nurturing environment in which to work. “We support our team members on their individual career paths. This year, we created some new roles to broaden our leadership group, provide strategic succession planning, and continue meeting the challenge of drawing upon each team member’s unique strengths,” says Retterath.
About the Great Place to Work® Institute
Great Place to Work® Institute is a global research and management consultancy with expertise on workplace transformation and a presence in more than 50 countries worldwide. Their mission is to improve society by creating better workplaces. They are best-known for their global Best Workplaces Program, which they produce in conjunction with prestigious media partners such as the Globe and Mail, the Financial Times and Fortune. With more than 5,500 organizations surveyed every year across the globe, the program is the world’s largest of its kind. They believe passionately that any company or organization can become a great place to work. Their mission is to help companies do it.
About the Best Workplaces in Canada listing
The Best Workplaces competition is based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total score comes from a 58-statement survey completed by a random selection of employees, along with open-ended comments about the organization; the remaining score comes from an in-depth review of the organization’s culture, including an evaluation of HR policies and procedures. This offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective and an overall portrait of the workplace culture. Together, they provide crucial data relative to the five trust-building dimensions of a great place to work: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie. More than 60,000 employees participated in the 2015 “Best Workplaces in Canada” survey.
About PEER Group
PEER Group provides innovative factory automation software solutions and consulting services to the semiconductor, photovoltaic, and electronics industries. The world’s best manufacturing companies turn to PEER Group to solve their most challenging equipment automation, data management, and process control problems. With more than 100,000 licenses shipped, we are the leading supplier of equipment connectivity and testing products to automated factories around the globe. Our products and services help lower the cost of automation for high-volume manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. PEER Group is recognized on the following listings: Great Place to Work’s Best Workplaces Canada, Branham300, Deloitte Technology Fast 50, and Deloitte Technology Fast 500.