Capital Business and AWE are partnering together to provide editorial content for Capital Business’ new weekly feature, “Life at Work”. Each week Capital Business will be profiling an innovative program offered to employees by award winning companies. Check back each week to read all about what’s new in HR.
Read the current Issue
|
| 2012 |
| 02/21/2012—Casual Fridays are charitable at one Rockville firm. Chevo Consulting has a unique approach to casual Friday -- since late 2010, the Rockville company has been allowing employees to wear jeans on Fridays — but only if they donate $1 to charity. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/casual-fridays-are-charitable-at-one-rockville-firm/2012/02/10/gIQAuDh1NR_story.html |
| 02/13/12—Firm’s wedding gift to employees: An extra week off. Getting married? You should be working at Corporate Network Services, where employees who are getting married, are given an additional week off to use to prepare for or unwind from their wedding festivities. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/firms-wedding-gift-to-employees-an-extra-week-off/2012/02/01/gIQAxEmR9Q_story.html?sub=AR |
| 02/06/12—At one Rockville company, Fridays are sunny side up. Optimal Networks, in Rockville, MD, starts every Friday with a company breakfast cooked by the COO. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, hash browns, fruit and coffee are prepared in the large company kitchen for all to enjoy. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/at-one-rockville-company-fridays-are-sunny-side-up/2012/01/12/gIQAFG39rQ_story.html |
| 01/30/12—Honest Tea sends quarterly snack boxes to workers. Honest Tea supplies quarterly snack boxes to all their employees so they will always have a healthy snack option while they are working. It’s company policy to provide all the same perks and benefits for their Bethesda based and field employees. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/honest-tea-sends-quarterly-snack-boxes-to-workers/2012/01/10/gIQAyoblaQ_story.html |
| 01/23/12—$25,000 loans to cover down payments and closing costs for employees. Employees at the Consumer Electronics Association may receive $25,000 towards the down payment and closing costs of a new home if they purchase that home in Arlington, VA. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-her-employer-helped-with-the-house/2012/01/10/gIQAs106IQ_story.html |
| 01/16/12—How to welcome new employees? InTec gives gift baskets to families of new employees. The government contracting firm has been welcoming new employees and their families with gift baskets since its founding seven years ago. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/intec-gives-gift-bask ets-to-families-of-new-employees/2012/01/10/gIQAdvPU1P_story.html |
| 01/09/12—KPMG’s has their own daily deals Web site and it offers terrific deals. The daily deals are an extension of a more traditional employee discount program. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-at-this-company-the-dealmaking-gets-personal/2012/01/03/gIQAqgzqjP_story.html |
| 01/02/12—At Near Infinity, gift-giving goes beyond the holidays. Near Infinity, a Reston-based software development company, gives managers $100 to spend on each employee every year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/at-near-infinity-gift-giving-goes-beyond-the-holidays/2011/12/21/gIQAclbeUP_story.html |
|
| 2011 |
| 12/26/11—Bethesda company offers unlimited time off. Unlimited Vacation Days: WeddingWire’s employees no longer need to stock pile vacation time and sick leave.http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/bethesda-company-offers-unlimited-time-off/2011/12/12/gIQAq6qUHP_story.html |
| 12/12/11—Life at work: After 25 years at Marriott, a free room — and sometimes breakfast. After 25 years at Marriott employees are eligible for free hotel rooms, forever. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/after-25-years-at-marriott-a-free-room--and-sometimes-breakfast/2011/12/01/gIQA8u3bnO_story.html |
| 12/05/11—Life at work: At CapitalSource, the boss picks up the lunch tab everyday. Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch anymore? For the staff at Capital Source, every day includes a free lunch. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/at-capitalsource-the-boss-picks-up-the-lunch-tab-everyday/2011/12/01/gIQA7jFITO_story.html |
| 11/28/11—Life at work: Feeling frazzled? Take a day and shop. The Mental Health Association of Montgomery County gives employees time off for holiday shopping as a way to relieve stress. Read all about this innovative and easy employee perk. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-feeling- frazzled-take-a-day-and-shop/2011/11/14/gIQA0muN2N_story.html |
| 11/21/11—Life at work: At one area office, dogs and rats are all in a day’s work. At The Humane Society of the United States’ office in Gaithersburg MD, it's okay to bring your pet dog, cat, guinea pig or even your rats to work. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/at-one-office-dogs-and-rats-are-all-in-a-days-work/2011/11/14/gIQA8RT1eN_story.html |
| 11/14/11—Life at work: At NetApp, gratitude comes hand-written. In this day and age of electronic and impersonal communications, a hand written thank you note makes a huge impression. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/at-netapp-gratitude-comes-hand-written/2011/11/08/gIQA0neMIN_story.html |
| 11/07/11—Life at work: Going the extra mile for employees who walk to work. Who needs a car? Workers at Calvert Investments in Bethesda are rewarded with using alternate transportation to get to work? Walkers receive an annual shoe stipend. Bikers receive a generous contribution towards a bike and mass transit riders are reimbursed for their Metro and bus rides. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/going-the-extra-mile-for-employees-who-walk-to-work/2011/10/31/gIQAm28BtM_story.html |
| 10/31/11—Life at work: A Halloween parade and day care at the office. Daycare at the office keeps kids close at hand. Read how Discovery Communication’s, Discovery Kids Place childcare center provides daycare for infants and youngsters right in the same building as mom and dad giving families opportunities to see each other during the work day. Page 25: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-a-halloween-parade-and-day-care-at-the-office/2011/10/27/gIQA4MS7WM_story.html |
| 10/23/11—Life at work: Consulting firm rewards employees with vacations. Need a vacation? Booz Allen Hamilton rewards employees who reflect the company’s values, including client services, teamwork, and fairness with an all expenses paid 4 day holiday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/consulting-firm-rewards-employees-with-vacations/2011/10/20/gIQAaEAGAM_story.html |
| 10/06/11—Life at work: Employees help company turn office into green haven. Read all about Transportation Management Services' 2,000 square foot green roof, the cascading flowers in their building's main entrance and the vegetable seedlings growing in cups on sunny window sills in this week's Capital Business. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-the-greening-of-an-office/2011/10/13/gIQAVLL9oL_story.html |
| 10/09/11—Life at work: Giving up the plastic utensils. Capital Business profiles the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associations commitment to being a green workplace with an article on how they replaced disposable cutlery for stainless steel. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/life-at-work-giving-up-the-plastic-utensils/2011/10/06/gIQAb60fYL_story.html |
|
|
|
