Bank of Nova Scotia : Scotiabank Named to World's Best Multinational Workplaces List for Second Consecutive Year

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - October 13, 2015) - For the second year in a row, Scotiabank is the only Canadian-based company named on the 'World's Best Multinational Workplaces' list by the Great Place to Work^® Institute.

Companies are chosen for the World's Best Multinational Workplaces list predominantly based on data gathered from employee surveys and direct comments from employees.

As in 2014, Scotiabank is the only Canadian-based company honoured with this distinction in 2015.

'Scotiabank is honoured to once again be recognized as one of the World's Best Multinational Workplaces,' said Barb Mason, Chief Human Resources Officer, Scotiabank. 'I would like to thank our employees for making Scotiabank such a great place to work. Their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to serving our customers around the world are what make the bank stand out internationally. We will continue to work together to make sure our bank is both a great place to work and a great place for our customers.'

The World's Best Multinational Workplaces List recognizes leading workplaces chosen from 45 countries around the world. To qualify for the list, companies, including Scotiabank, were required to be featured on at least five Regional Great Place to Work^® lists over the last 12 months, have at least 5,000 employees, with at least 40 percent of their workforce located outside the country in which their company is headquartered.

Scotiabank is proud to be featured on regional Great Place to Work^® lists in Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Puerto Rico in 2015.

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