Pillar three: People
Generation Energy (Gen-E)
SaskEnergy Aboriginal Government Employees (SAGE)
Joint Diversity Committee
Gen-E is SaskEnergy’s youth network, led by employees aged 35 and younger. By providing leadership and involvement opportunities, especially to younger employees, Gen-E strengthens our culture through engagement, connections and inspiring employees of all ages. One of the programs Gen-E leads is SaskEnergy’s ’Coffee Connections’, in which participating employees throughout the company are paired up on a quarterly basis to meet in person, or virtually, to network and learn from each other.
The SAGE network provides leadership in promoting the well-being and success of SaskEnergy’s Indigenous employees. Each June, SAGE hosts a number of activities and events to celebrate National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day. These events help employees learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the contributions that First Nations, Métis and Inuit people have made in shaping Canada. Members of SAGE also support SaskEnergy’s retention and career development efforts.
SaskEnergy’s Joint Diversity Committee has a mandate to recognize and promote the diversity of our workforce. Each year, the Committee holds its popular event, Mini Mosaic, to celebrate the numerous cultures represented in our provincial workforce. The Committee also runs an interpreter program for customers and holds a variety of informative lunch and learn sessions throughout the year.
Diversity and inclusion
As SaskEnergy considers future sustainability, we must focus on maintaining a diverse workforce that is capable of meeting our environmental responsibilities while providing essential energy to the people of Saskatchewan. We believe that diversity in the workplace increases productivity, enhances problem solving and innovation, creates value, and helps to attract and retain talented people. To ensure that we can continue to meet the expectations of our diverse workforce, SaskEnergy conducts a biennial employee engagement survey. Results from the 2021 survey show that SaskEnergy’s performance with respect to diversity and inclusion is above average, with a measured improvement noted over the last three years. SaskEnergy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that recognizes and appreciates all employee perspectives and talents. Creating network opportunities for employees to come together and collaborate is one of the ways in which we cultivate an inclusive work environment.
Stable workforce
We pride ourselves on having respectful and collaborative working relationships across the organization. Nearly 68 per cent of SaskEnergy’s employees are members of Unifor Local 649. In November 2019, SaskEnergy and Unifor signed a long-term agreement through to January 2023, which provides stability and strength to our already talented, dynamic and diverse workforce.
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