Talent Attraction, Development, and Retention

Attracting a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

At Heliolytics, we believe that our success depends on attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce. We are committed to providing our people with a safe and inclusive environment within which they feel empowered to do meaningful and fulfilling work that aligns with their values. We have a team dedicated to sourcing, attracting, and recruiting diverse talent in alignment with our Talent Acquisition Strategy.

Heliolytics invests in talent development and skillbuilding to help our employees build the skills they need to learn and grow as they transition into new roles within our company and the evolving solar industry. We also work to attract and develop the next generation of talent by offering paid internships, and by partnering with local university programs, such as University of Waterloo, to engage in guest speaking opportunities for our leadership team to engage with graduate students in relevant fields of study.

Heliolytics invests in talent development and skill-building to help our employees build the skills they need to learn and grow

Our Culture

At Heliolytics, we believe to effect real global change takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we brainstorm and innovate with intention, we put people first, we solve lofty problems, and we have fun along the way. We are a mosaic of talented people with various interests, goals, and perspectives united by our mission to help build a sustainable transition to clean energy for all.

Our Vision, Mission, and Culture foster behaviors that support sustainable growth first and foremost (for our clients, for the solar industry, and for our people), applied curiosity and a pragmatic approach to experimentation, building trust through clarity and transparency with everyone we work with, and empowered collaboration between individuals, teams, and our client partners.

Our Vision, Mission, and Culture foster behaviors that support sustainable growth

As a remote-first organization, we strive to optimize all of our systems and processes to operate remotely whenever possible. We value employee life outside of work and provide many ways to accommodate and support our staff in achieving both their personal goals and career goals.

Heliolytics’ staff organize a variety of engaging workplace events and activities for our employees throughout the year. In 2021, our employees participated in:

Random Coffee Chats Earth Day Challenge Book Club Intramural Ultimate Frisbee Monthly Cooking Challenge Pumpkin Carving Contest Virtual Work Socials

Local Community Involvement

While we consider our internal community diverse and collaborative, we recognize that there is room to grow our local community interactions and engagement. The COVID-19 Pandemic made in-person volunteering and community building challenging these past two years, however, we are eager to expand on our community outreach in future years. This report highlights this gap, and we look forward to the opportunity to build upon these areas in 2022 and beyond.

Random Coffee Chats

In the absence of break room coffee chats and friendly conversation over lunchtime sandwiches, Heliolytics has organized a monthly Random Coffee Chat program that randomly matches two people across different teams for a virtual coffee. These optional, 30-minute calls have helped to connect staff across teams while working remotely, and are an excellent way for new team members to meet their colleagues. In 2021, more than 150 connections were made through this initiative! Thanks to the excellent turnout and feedback from employees, Heliolytics plans to continue this initiative in 2022.

To celebrate this worldwide event, Heliolytics challenged its employees to complete as many of the following environment-related activities during Earth Week (April 18 - 22, 2021). Every employee who participated received an entry into our internal Earth Day Challenge Contest for the chance to win a prize.

Earth Day Challenge

Clean up some litter around your home/ neighborhood

Repair something that can now be reused Write to your representative (MP, MPP, city councilor, etc.) to advocate for an environmental initiative Read/listen to a book/podcast on an environmental topic Plant something (indoors or outdoors!) Go for a walk/bike/ride/run/ or other outdoor activity Prizes: Watch a documentary on an environmentalism or sustainability topic Wildcard (any creative action — either personal, advocacy, industry, etc. — related to environmental issues or sustainability)

2 X CAD$25 donation in your name to an environmental initiative

2 X CAD$25 to a zero-waste store/re-fill store or similar

Compensation and Benefits

Heliolytics provides fair compensation and competitive benefits. We track and review pay equity based on gender and compare the average pay of men and women by pay grade, annual salary increase, and bonus. This is reviewed by Human Resources and the Executive Team on an annual basis.

All permanent Heliolytics employees who work more than 20 hours per week, have satisfied their 3-month waiting period, and are residents of Canada insured by a Government Health Plan are entitled to our insurance and benefits program. Our benefits program is complimentary to all eligible employees, and provides the following coverage:

Life insurance

Travel insurance

Healthcare and prescription drugs

Dentalcare

Mental health spending

Medical supplement spending

General health spending

Training

We are proud to foster an environment of continual learning and growth amongst our team. We have a robust training program for new hires across all business units, facilitate company-wide training semi-annually, and provide financial assistance to employees seeking to further their training in the field. An area of improvement for Heliolytics is to increase access to management training for managers and leaders in the organization.

In addition to our internal training programs, all employees with more than three months’ tenure have access to the Heliolytics Training Budget. The goal of the Heliolytics Training Budget is to help provide access (financial and other resources) to training for employees that both enhances the employee’s skills and contributes to the business needs of Heliolytics. Heliolytics employees may access this Budget through a standard application, which is reviewed monthly.

We also complete regular performance and career development reviews. All new employees receive a formal review within 6 and 12 months of hiring, and then every 12 months thereafter.

2021 Training

300

Hours 200

100

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Analysis Training Field Operations Training Company Wide Training Management Training