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      PCL Construction

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      PCL Construction reviews

      4.0

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (1,281 total reviews)
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      Chris Gower

      91% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      PCL Construction has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,281 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PCL Construction employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Mar 17, 2020

      Poor leadership and dangerous COVID-19 response

      It project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - You may or may not get a competent manager - Family oriented culture

      Cons

      - Poor employee share system and dividends - Poor salaries - Spoiled and clueless leadership and C-levels - "I got mine" Boomer-culture On top of the above cons, which I could go on-and-on about after more than 10 years here, their response to COVID-19 has been hilariously underwhelming. Whereas any modern corporation is allowing employees to work-from-home to deal with workplace congestion (the headquarters is PACKED), they have basically told us that we are responsible for disinfecting our workstation (with what?) and that there's nothing wrong. They have also told us that work-from-home is not allowed (only in extreme circumstances). Since there are confirmed cases of employees returning from the US and abroad who are NOT self-isolating and are already at work within days, the office is now a potential ground-zero for transmission. Despite a very disingenuous video from our morally-bankrupt CEO saying "your health and safety is the number #1 priority", there are passive-aggressive emails going out and managers are telling employees to return to work because work-from-home is not allowed. They are putting employees, and the community, at risk for the sake of profit over potential loss of efficiency for a few weeks. Work-from-home in emergency circumstances should be a possibility for EVERYONE, not just managers, executives, and their friends. Disgusting company, disgusting behavior, and dangerous for the community. Stay away from PCL. Things have gone downhill in the past 10 years and this is the breaking point.

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      PCL Construction Response
      6y
      We certainly understand the heightened emotion and fear that this global situation is creating. PCL supports the recent government recommendations of flattening the curve of COVID-19 transmissions and has therefore implemented a work from home strategy. We are encouraging employees who can work from home to do so. This reduction in our employee populations in our workplaces, along with existing personal hygiene, social distancing and cleaning practices, will further reduce the COVID-19 transmission risk for those essential roles that may still be in our offices and on our job-sites.
      4.0
      Mar 16, 2020

      Safety officer /supervisor

      Safety supervisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Because they provide a good salary, with welfare of the employees

      Cons

      Earlier i was working in downside and high risk building

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      PCL Construction Response
      6y
      Thank you for your review.
      1.0
      Mar 14, 2020

      Inaction and risking employees health during the COVID-19 pandemic

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people (mostly) Plenty of opportunity Bonus and share package compensation

      Cons

      While many companies in the Edmonton region are now forcing employees to work from home, Edmonton universities have cancelled in-person classes completely, and the government is forcing gatherings > 250 be cancelled, PCL continues with business as usual. A manager instructed to not self-quarantine without a doctor's note. That is NOT how a self-quarantine works, you are supposed to stay AWAY from public. Not only is that irresponsible and ignorant of what's happening in our province, it's DANGEROUS. It risks the health of PCL employees by making symptomatic employees come into work, or if they are to seek a doctor's note, they are exposing themselves to the world. That is NOT a self-quarantine. PCL, you're going to have to enact a work from home policy sooner than later. COVID-19 travels silently and many don't know they're symptomatic until it's too late. Or is it worth saving a few bucks to risk the health of others.

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      PCL Construction Response
      6y
      PCL continues to follow recommendations from Health Canada, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, and updates employees as these develop. As such, all in-person office meetings have been restricted to a maximum of 6 people with social distancing and other sanitary measures in place. We also fully support situations requiring self-isolation (without burdening the health care system) and work-from-home arrangements in many circumstances. The type of situation you describe is not aligned to PCL’s commitment to safety and our people. I encourage you to reach out to your district HR manager or any members of senior leadership to provide details on this situation. You could also utilize our confidential ethics hotline or reach out to us at glassdoor@pcl.com with more details of your experience so we can investigate.
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