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Health care, flextime top trends in 2007 winners
By Sheryl Grant, Carolina Parent Web editor
Of the Family-Friendly 40 Companies recognized this year by Carolina Parenting Inc., the overwhelming majority offer health insurance and paid absences for sickness or caring (97.5 percent). Next most common is dental insurance (95 percent).
Opportunities to work at home and short-term disability after childbirth (92.5 percent) are next in line. In terms of other workplace options, a noticeable 90 percent offered flextime, 85 percent offer part-time employment, 72.5 percent offer a compressed workweek and 57.5 percent offer job sharing. Compared to some national studies, those percentages are slightly above the national norm — a sign that these North Carolina companies are making smart choices on behalf of employees. ... read more
(Listed alphabetically, not by rank)
| Accrue Partners |
First Charter Bank |
Rho Inc. |
| American Express Service Centers |
Grant Thornton |
SAS Institute |
| Bank of America |
Hummingbird Creative Group |
SciQuest, Inc. |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. |
KB Home, Raleigh |
SciWorks |
| Bright Horizons |
Kindermusik International |
Senn Dunn Insurance |
| Capitol Broadcasting |
KPMG |
Southwood Corp. |
| Carolinas Healthcare System |
Lyerly Agency Inc. |
Sun Microsystems |
| Chapel Hill Children's Clinic |
Mecklenburg Co. Dept. of Social Services |
TIAA-CREF |
| Cisco Systems Inc. |
Nationwide Insurance |
UNC HealthCare |
| Constella Group LLC |
Novant Health |
Vietri, Inc. |
| Crosland |
Providence Day School |
Wachovia Corporation |
Deuterman Law Group
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Replacements Ltd. |
WakeMed Health and Hospitals |
| Duke University and Health System |
Rex Healthcare |
Yadkin Valley Stone |
| EquiFirst Corporation |
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To learn more about the winners and what benefits they offer, click here or pick up a copy of our September issue.
This is the ninth year Carolina Parenting Inc. has honored 40 family-friendly N.C. companies. Applications began with a simple nomination form. Nominated companies were then contacted by Carolina Parenting and asked to answer a question and complete a benefits survey. This information was reviewed by our editorial staff, which ranked each application. Weight was given to some non-traditional benefits so that smaller companies could compete. The application package and ranking recommendations were then reviewed by a committee from the Management Department at the UNC-Charlotte Belk College of Business, which determined the final list. To nominate a company for the 2008 list, click here.
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