Johnson Inc. Recognized As One of Canada’s Top 100 Employers For Three Consecutive Years

(October 7, 2011) ST. JOHN'S, NL – For the third consecutive year, Johnson Inc. is honoured to be named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers.

"This is an incredible accomplishment. The Johnson team is very proud to receive this distinction,” said President Ken Bennett. "We are honoured to be recognized as an employer of choice for three years running. This is a true testament to the strength of our organization and our commitment to our customers and our employees.”

Headquartered in St. John's, NL, Johnson Inc. is a national provider of insurance and benefits with more than 70 locations and over 1500 employees across Canada. As part of the worldwide organization RSA, Johnson Inc. is able to leverage sophisticated Human Resources best practices to further enhance its culture of staff engagement and customer focus.

"I am very proud of everyone at Johnson. This fantastic recognition speaks to the commitment of the entire team,” said Alex Griffiths, Vice-President of Human Resources. “Johnson is a great place to work because of our people and their commitment to living our core beliefs and to doing the right thing.”

The Johnson organization continues to strengthen its unique entrepreneurial culture and progressive human resources practices. Over the past year, the company has been focused on the success of its performance management system, focusing on the area of talent and development, and most recently, introduced a new web-based rewards and recognition program. Johnson is also committed to corporate social responsibility and continues to build upon both green and community involvement initiatives.

Now in its 13th year, the Canada's Top 100 Employers competition recognizes employers that are industry leaders in attracting and retaining employees. This annual competition is organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc. This year, Mediacorp Canada reviewed the recruitment histories of more than 75,000 employers across Canada. Mediacorp invited 12,000 of the fastest-growing companies to apply to the competition, plus another 5,000 companies and organizations in industries that it wanted to examine more closely. Over 2,750 employers started this year's application process. Winners are graded on eight key areas: (1) Physical Workplace (2) Work Atmosphere & Social (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits (4) Vacation & Time Off (5) Employee Communications (6) Performance Management (7) Training & Skills Development and, (8) Community Involvement.

For more information please contact:
Ronalda Walsh
Director, Corporate Communications
Tel: (709) 738-8765
Toll Free: 1-877-738-4196
Email: rwalsh@johnson.ca