Sigma Assistel offers a healthy and stimulating work environment and treats its employees with respect and fairness. Join our team and enjoy working conditions and policies that make a real difference.

Orientation and Integration Program
One of the Best Compensation Programs
Employee Benefits
Attractive Retirement Plan
Balancing Work and Personal Life
Continuing Education Programs
Exciting and Rewarding Advancement Opportunities
High-tech Work Environment

Orientation and Integration Program

A new employee's manager and colleagues are very much involved in the orientation and integration process, providing the initial training that will allow the employee to understand and effectively assume his/her role as soon as possible.

One of the Best Compensation Programs

Competitive Salaries

Our compensation program is based on employee assessments and annual or periodic salary reviews. Salaries are determined according to the requirements of the position and the skills of the employee.

Our performance management program allows our employees to progress by focusing on specific aspects of their jobs in order to ensure maximum contribution to the company. Annual raises are based on the employee's performance.

Incentive Pay (bonuses)

Our incentive pay program serves to recognize our employees' efforts toward achieving company goals.

Employee Benefits

Comprehensive Group Insurance Plan

Sigma Assistel pays 75% of the premiums for most of the insurance benefits it offers employees.

• Basic Employee Life Insurance
• Supplementary Life Insurance (optional)
• Life Insurance for Dependents (optional)
• Supplementary Spousal Life Insurance (optional)
• Survivor's Pension (optional)
• Health Insurance. Our accident and illness insurance for individuals or families includes the following benefits:
  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • Complementary Health Care Plan
  • Hospital Fees
  • Paramedical Fees
  • Travel and Trip Cancellation Coverage
  • Optical Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • Mental Health Plan
• Short-Term Wage Loss Insurance. Our short-term wage loss insurance provides 80% to 100% of the employee's salary for an absence of up to 17 weeks due to illness or disability. The employer pays for this coverage.

Long-Term Disability Insurance. Our long-term coverage provides benefits equal to 70% of the employee's salary beginning on the 18th week of disability.

Attractive Retirement Plan

This is a retirement plan with preset, indexed benefits for which the employer pays 1.85 times the employee's contribution. It is designed to provide the employee with an income from all sources combined of about 70% of his/her salary upon retirement.

Balancing Work and Personal Life

Work Conditions

We offer our employees the following options.

• Holidays
• Annual Vacation-the number of days depends on the number of years of service
• Statutory holidays-13 per year in Quebec
• Sick Leave
• Personal Days-for bereavement, marriage, moving, etc.
• Maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave-usually in addition to employment insurance benefits
• Education Leave-a maximum of four months, paid at 70% of the employee's salary
• Unpaid Leave-a maximum of one year, upon approval
• Deferred Pay Leave-allowing an eligible employee to finance unpaid leave by deferring a part of his/her salary, subject to the tax rules in effect.

Encouragement of Physical Activity

We value our employees' physical well-being and encourage physical activity by providing financial assistance to those who join a fitness center for one year.

Continuing Education Programs

We make it possible for our employees to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to further their careers through continuing education programs.

Training

• General education-we encourage college and university level education
• Industry training-including courses offered by LOMA (Life Office Management Association)
• Language training-programs to develop multilingualism since the company operates internationally
• Training that reflects the company's values-on topics such as innovation, teamwork, etc.
• Training encouragement program, which reimburses the employee for enrollment and textbook expenses, provides a bonus when the employee completes the course, and gives recognition when the employee graduates
• Professional training-we reimburse the cost of attending workshops, seminars, and conferences
• Professional association membership program-we reimburse membership and renewal fees for up to two professional associations

Miscellaneous training-including programs that allow our employees to upgrade their skills in areas such as office technology, team leadership, management, etc.

Exciting and Rewarding Advancement Opportunities

Under our staffing policy, we give priority to existing employees when filling job openings.

High-tech Work Environment