 Looking back, our employees have consistently been the most important part of our success. Examples of extraordinary commitment abound, starting with our very first employees. - To ensure they were ready to serve the first customers, then President James G. Chewett and cashier Angus Cameron sat up the night before opening the first branch on July 8, 1856, signing £20,000 worth of new Bank of Toronto notes.
- Before the invention of time locks in 1889, bank staff took turns working overnight shifts to sleep in front of the vault to guard the contents.
- We have recognized the contribution of our employees by providing highly competitive compensation, benefits, learning and development opportunities and support.
- By 1889, both The Bank of Toronto and The Dominion Bank had established employee pension funds.
- In 1927, employees were granted their first group health insurance plan.
- The Bank of Toronto's 1946 annual report honoured the 500 employees who fought in World War II, including those who gave their lives, and welcomed discharged soldiers back to the bank, "That they should be at no disadvantage for having served their country, increased remuneration is being granted them on the basis of their being continuously in our service."
- 1,900 employees took part in TD's first employee stock purchase plan in 1958, which subsidized the purchase of bank shares by employees.
- TD continued to pioneer flexible employee benefits in the 1990s and launched a new company-wide employee satisfaction survey, TD Pulse, in 1999.
- We strive to make TD a great place to work. In 2006 and 2007 we were named one of Canadian Business’s 50 Best Workplaces. The Financial Post of Canada’s listed us among their Ten Best Companies to work for in Canada in 2008.
- Since the early years of the new millennium we have put in place initiatives to help ensure that our employee base reflects the diversity of our customer base and the communities we serve. In 2008, we were named one of the Best Employers for New Canadians.
- In 2008, TD announced a collaboration with the Canadian Armed Forces to provide injured soldiers who wish to leave the military, and the spouses of fallen military personnel, with the opportunity to pursue a career at TD.
"Our employees bring incredible strength to TD. We are enormously grateful for their contribution to our success over the years," Ed Clark, TD Bank Financial Group President and Chief Executive Office observes.
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