UW Hospital and Clinics Among "Best Companies for Hourly Workers"
Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been named to Working Mother magazine's second annual list of "Best Companies for Hourly Workers."
The only initiative of its kind, Best Companies for Hourly Workers celebrates businesses across all industries that provide family-friendly benefits that promote health/wellness, education, flexibility and work-life balance.
Companies named to the Best Companies for Hourly Workers list must have a minimum of 50 percent of their workforce as hourly workers. Seventy-four percent of UW Hospital and Clinics' workforce is comprised of hourly workers.
UW Hospital and Clinics is one of twelve companies to be recognized, and one of only five companies named to this list for two consecutive years and since the list's inception. UW Hospital and Clinics has also been named to Working Mother's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" since 2007.
"For the second year, Working Mother's Best Companies for Hourly Workers honors corporations who develop talent and support a historically marginalized portion of the U.S. workforce," said Carol Evans, president, Working Mother Media. "Promoting employees from hourly workers to management is a hallmark of these winning companies."
UW Hospital and Clinics' supportive and inclusive culture is consistently recognized along with programs like:
- Flexible scheduling
- Career development
- Benefits
- Free tax preparation services for those making $49,000 or less
- Wellness offerings
- Free bus passes and emergency transportation options
- Child, adult and elder back-up care
"Being one of just five companies in the country to receive this recognition for two years in a row is a tremendous honor for UW Hospital and Clinics," said President and CEO, Donna Katen-Bahensky. "Our employees are our most important asset, and programs that support all of them-hourly and salaried-are an investment made to help us retain great staff, but also to provide top-notch quality and safe care for the patients and families we serve every day."
Date Published: 05/04/2011
