{"id":1637,"date":"2018-02-06T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/corporate\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:20:18","slug":"woodbine-entertainment-featured-2018-best-workplaces-retail-hospitality-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/corporate\/2018\/02\/06\/woodbine-entertainment-featured-2018-best-workplaces-retail-hospitality-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodbine Entertainment Featured on the 2018 Best Workplaces in Retail and Hospitality List!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, February 6 &#8211; \u200bWoodbine Entertainment has been named to the 2018 list of best workplaces in retail and hospitality. Woodbine Entertainment received the honour <a href=\"http:\/\/w-e-g.ca\/Corporate\/RaceTrackNewsPage.aspx?NewsId=bcb20658-65b3-4575-b840-5291a4844c8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after being certified as a Great Place to Work in January<\/a>, a designation established through thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>The list of the 20 Best Workplaces in Retail and Hospitality is based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed by Great Place to Work\u00ae. The data has a 90% confidence and a plus or minus 5% margin of error.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis of the data to compile this list focused on the following considerations:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For eligibility, companies must be Great Place to Work\u2122 certified in the past year and have a minimum of 25 employees<br \/>\n\u2022 Great Place to Work\u00ae determined the best workplaces based the overall employee experience (Trust Index) score of eligible organizations<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized as a best-in-class employer is a great honour,\u201d said Jim Lawson, CEO Woodbine Entertainment. \u201cAt Woodbine, we strive to make the workplace environment one that makes our employees proud to work for and to be noticed for that is special. By investing in our people, we can be more efficient, innovative and committed to offering an exceptional guest experience that will ultimately result in a sustainable future for horse racing in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woodbine Entertainment is an annual participant in the Great Place to Work\u00ae Canada program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.ca\/en\/best-workplaces\/best-workplaces-in-retail-and-hospitality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to view the 2018 Best Retail and Hospitality workplaces list from Great Place to Work\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>About Great Place to Work:<br \/>\nGPTW (www.greatplacetowork.ca) is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, GPTW recognizes the world\u2019s Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and The Globe &amp; Mail (Canada). Great Place to Work\u00ae provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures.<\/p>\n<p>Follow GPTW online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.greatplacetowork.ca<\/a>\u200b and on Twitter at @GPTW_Canada.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, February 6 &#8211; \u200bWoodbine Entertainment has been named to the 2018 list of best workplaces in retail and hospitality. Woodbine Entertainment received the honour after being certified as a Great Place to Work in January, a designation established through thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work\u00ae. 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