Delta Hotels and Resorts named one of Canada's 50 Best Employers

Canadian hotel management company receives recognition for the 14^th year

TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Delta Hotels and Resorts is pleased to have been recognized as one of the "50 Best Employers in Canada" by Aon Hewitt.  This is the 14^th year that Delta has received this recognition and the company is one of the few who have remained on the list since its inception. This year, Delta Hotels and Resorts ranked 28 out of 84 eligible organizations, up from 36 the previous year.

"We are proud to be acknowledged by our hard-working employees," says Ken Greene, President and CEO, Delta Hotels and Resorts. "Our sustained focus on ensuring a healthy workplace has resulted in us continuing to be ranked as one of Canada's 50 best employers."

The 50 Best Employers study measures employee engagement, not just satisfaction or benefits programs. Engagement is about employees' level of commitment and accountability for improving business results.

"Innovative initiatives, such as our new Valuing Healthy Minds program, ensure that Delta offers a healthy workplace that focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of all team members and contributes to employee engagement," says Bill Pallett, Senior Vice President, People Resources.

The list of the 50 Best Employers in Canada, along with highlights from the research findings, will be published in the November 18th issue of Maclean's magazine, available on newsstands on November 7, 2013.

About Delta Hotels and Resorts
A leading Canadian hotel management company, Delta Hotels and Resorts operates and franchises a diversified portfolio with 42 full-service, city centre and airport hotels and Resorts. Widely regarded as Canada's "brand of choice" by guests and owners, Delta also distinguishes itself as an exemplary employer. It is the only hotel company to have been recognized for its sustained focus on business excellence by the prestigious Excellence Canada with three Canada Awards for Excellence. The hospitality company has also consistently ranked as one of the country's 50 Best Employers for 14 years, and has been named to the Green 30 since 2010. As well, its national sustainability program, Delta Greens is the most comprehensive and ambitious in the hospitality industry touching on every aspect of the hotel business. Delta's Corporate Social Responsibility platform, Delta Helps, includes a chain-wide commitment to the communities it serves through a national partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada, participation in the Hotel Association of Canada's Green Key Eco-Rating program, and work with various other charitable groups. Delta Hotels and Resorts is privately owned by the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. For more information, please visit www.deltahotels.com

SOURCE: Delta Hotels and Resorts