Benefits

Unlimited Vacation

Background: Because we hire good people that we trust — and because we believe in the benefits of taking time off (building into your family, recreation, exploration, re-charging, friendships, etc.) — we have an unlimited vacation policy.

Full-time, salaried employees of Torch Media at the time of hire are eligible to earn up to 2 weeks of paid time off throughout the year.

How it Works and Restrictions:

  • You must add time off through your shared Torch Media Google Calendar. This is not intended for purposes of tracking how much time you’re taking (or to limit you in any way). It’s for capacity management and planning purposes (as a client-services company, we must make sure we’re fulfilling obligations).
  • You must share your vacation plans with the immediate team you’re working with, and a partner well before (at least 4 weeks) your trip. Be a good team mate and make sure you tie up any loose ends. Give people any critical information they need and a way to reach you (in case of emergency only).
  • You can not take any more than one consecutive work weeks without prior discussion with a partner.
  • You can take time off in increments (i.e. a few hours at a time).
  • Use good judgment with timing. If you’re working on a project with critical dates/needs, plan around them to the best of your ability.
  • Upon employment termination, any paid time off will be forfeited.

Final Thoughts: Please don’t abuse this policy. For many reasons, we think this is the best possible policy (and checks the “flexibility” box very well), but it only works if you respect your team mates and our clients and use good judgment.

Use it! While not required, we highly recommend taking a total of at least 2 weeks of time off per year.

Actually disconnect. Don’t be “that person” who is responding to emails throughout their time off. While we know that it’s sometimes necessary to be available, legitimately spending some time “off the grid” is amazing for you, your personal and familial relationships. Also, no one person (partners included!) are so important that this company would fall apart if checked out for a week or 2.

Holidays

Background

Though we do have an unlimited vacation policy (see the previous section, “Unlimited Vacation”), meaning you can technically take whatever days off you like (by following the procedures outlined in that section), the following are paid company observed holidays, meaning we don’t expect anyone to be working (and you do not have to request it off).

Who’s Eligible?

Full-time employees of Torch Media.

Company Observed Holidays:

  • New Year’s Day (January 1)
  • Family Day (third Monday in February)
  • Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
  • Victoria Day (first Monday before May 25th)
  • Canada Day (July 1)
  • New Brunswick Day (first Monday in August)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • Thanksgiving Day (second Monday in October)
  • Remembrance Day (November 11)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • Boxing Day (December 26)

Other Leave

Sick Leave

Paid time off for sick days are built into our Unlimited Vacation Policy. Stay home and focus on getting better when you are not feeling well. We do not require a doctor’s note.

Chronic Illness Leave

This is when you are seriously sick. Your first priority is to get better.

Bereavement Leave

Every person and every situation is different and we are happy to talk it out and find the right time off that works for you.

Pay

Now the the fun stuff! Everyone is paid bi-weekly via Wave. We pay via direct deposit.

Career Growth At Torch Media

Compensation Philosophy

Our compensation is simple but powerful. While you may be able to make more money working somewhere else, we are willing to make sacrifices in pay in exchange for the freedom and flexibility we currently enjoy.

A Value Based System

It’s extremely important that we have a fair and transparent system to empower employees and ensure that they aren’t being taken advantage of. No intense salary negotiations are accepted. Instead, we offer competitive salaries at every level of employment.

Hiring

When hiring, the level a person starts at is based on their experience and responsibilities. In the circumstance where we’ve made a mistake on an entry level, we will quickly change the level to match the employee’s skill level.