ABL History
What year was ABL founded?
1999
What is the name of the monthly bonus we can expense to do something special for ourselves, such as get hair or nails done, take a yoga class, or even lease a musical instrument!
Health & Wellness Bonus ($20/month).
Who was the first Customer Service Manager at ABL (who still works at ABL)
SarahJane
Who is the employer of the Assignment Employee: the workplace or the staffing company?
Staffing company
True or False:
Reward Day celebrations were once held in the Bahamas?
True! January 2007!
SJ, Dave, JennJ, Jill Dee, and PJ can prove it with photographic evidence!
Which 3 staff members have worked with ABL the longest? (and are not related to a Ferguson Founder!)
SarahJane, Dave, Jenn Jamieson
What is the company celebration and shopping trip called, and how to we earn it?
Reward Day!
When we meet "early reward" by achieving the minimum financial goal of beating BAM by $150,000
What does the acronym OWM stand for, and who is the person in that role?
Occupational Wellness Manager
Carla Villalta
Who issues/sends out the T4's to assignment employees each year: ABL, Staffing Edge/People 2.0, or the Canadian Government?
Staffing Edge/People 2.0
We all think of "A Better Life" when we think of what the name ABL, but what was the original reason the letters A, B, L were used?
A followed by B got the name at the top of the yellow pages directory/phone book :D
Which current ABL branch has been around the longest?
Burlington (Burlington Mall/Burlington Centre)
What's the benefit of a HSA (Health Care Spending Account) ?
Traditional benefits limit the percentage of how much you can spend on each service, like vision, dental, prescriptions etc... HSA's will let you spend all your HSA dollars on any of the approved services.
Name someone at ABL with the current job title of Project Manager?
Katelyne (Carjojet)
Charlene (Dofasco)
An international student applies for a full-time position with ABL. Why is this not a good match?
Student permits limit the number of hours a person can work legally to 20 hours per week.
Other than PJ and Hayley, what are the 2 other Parent-Child staff member relationships at ABL, and who are they?
Joann and Tiffany
Micheline and Courtney
Name 3 or more ABL'rs who worked together at another company before coming to work at ABL.
Dave
Jeff
Joann
Max
Steve
(At ARC in Burlington)
What is the benefit that gifts you $100 in gift cards your first year at ABL, and goes up in value by $50 every year thereafter?
Birthday Bonus
Name someone with the title "Client Operations Manager"
Marcel
Who invented/created the Stafftrak database?
The Staffing Edge. It is not available for public sale. You must be a member of Staffing Edge/People 2.0 to have access to it. Part of the fees we pay to be a member of The Staffing Edge includes the license/access to use Stafftrak.
Not long after ABL got our first Voip phone system, this ABL branch office burned down.
New Westminster
Who would PJ send to work at Home Depot at 4AM if we didn't have enough AE's scheduled?
Steve Sparks, her spouse
What is the name of the Counselling/Therapy service available to all full time ABL staff?
Inkblot - it includes:
5 hours of therapy
5 hours of financial coaching
5 hours of Health/Wellness coaching
5 hours of Career coaching
5 hours of legal counselling
5 hours of life transitions coaching
Name 2 people at ABL who are in a hybrid sales/staffing role?
Natasha
Kassie
Nicholas J
Will also accept:
Valerie (Division manager, ABL Direct)
Petra (Market Development Manager)
What is the name of one of the oldest staffing companies still in existence, which is also the name of a particular shade of green?
Kelly Services
Which person at The Staffing Edge used to have PJ as her manager at another staffing company?
Karen McMullen