When visiting one of InfoCision’s offices, you’ll notice more than the tables, chairs and water cooler found in a typical workplace. It is not out of the ordinary to pass a yoga class practicing downward dog, a physician scribbling a prescription or a preschool class reciting the alphabet.
While these scenes may be out of place in many employers’ offices, InfoCision has worked hard to make them a staple. The company recognizes its employees are the heart of its business, so it focuses on recruiting and retaining them with a variety of amenities and benefits, says Kim Murphy, vice president of employee benefits at InfoCision.
“We strive to give our employees a work-life balance,” Murphy says. “We want to provide opportunities for employees to handle things like exercising at work so when they go home, they can focus on their families. And we believe that contributes to a happier, healthier employee.”
Amenities include:
- InfoFitness centers: These 1,500- to 2,000-square-foot gyms include top-of-the-line equipment such as treadmills, elliptical machines and recumbent bicycles. The centers also offer classes such as aerobics or yoga, and are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. They are free for InfoCision employees and family members covered under the company’s health plans. Many InfoCision employees and even entire departments attend classes together. “My department works through lunch, then at 4 p.m. we all go down as a group,” Murphy says. “It’s nice to have that support — on the days when you don’t want to go, you have your coworkers pushing you, and it makes it a lot easier.”
- InfoWellness clinics and programs: InfoCision provides on-site doctors for both employees and family members regardless if they participate in its health plans. The company also has a prescription concierge service so employees don’t need to run out to pick up their medications. Other wellness programs include free smoking-cessation programs and subsidized weight-loss programs.
- InfoKids Early Learning Center: This fully licensed child care center at InfoCision’s corporate headquarters in Akron can care for more than 90 children ages 6 weeks to 14 years. The center offers summer programs, two infant rooms and toddler and preschool rooms, play areas, educational toys and computers. It provides a creative curriculum education model. InfoCision’s satellite call centers offer subsidized child care options.
- InfoCision Management Corporate University: Geared toward salaried staff who have a clear path of advancement within the company, IMCU offers free or discounted workforce development through on-site programs as well as outside classes and workshops through the University of Akron and other local institutions.
- Employee assistance program: InfoCision provides employees with a toll-free number to call for financial advice or free counseling sessions for anything from a death in the family to a divorce. The employee receives recommended local counseling services, and he or she can use the services as much as he or she needs.
- On-site delis: InfoCision’s Café 5 on-site delis offer healthy hot and cold meals, snacks and gourmet coffee. In addition, InfoCision’s vending machines now offer healthy choices.
InfoCision also offers a comprehensive benefits package for both salaried and hourly employees, Murphy says. These benefits are available upon hire and include health care, vision and dental plans, paid holidays, free life and disability insurance, paid personal and vacation time, quarterly bonuses, paid training and tuition reimbursement. InfoCision also offers 401(k) participation after 90 days of employment.
Aside from amenities and benefits, InfoCision also strives to create a work environment in which employees can excel. “For as big as we’ve gotten, we still have a family feel,” Murphy says.
“It starts when you enter the front doors and the receptionist greets you like you’re family even if you’ve never been here before. We also have a newsletter for employees every month, and our executives speak regularly to our employees and are open for questions or available to talk afterwards. That open communication really makes a big difference.”
InfoCision also has a group that travels to its facilities and speaks with employees about what’s happening at the company and in the workplace. This program, in conjunction with an employee suggestion box, is meant to provide an open forum for employees to voice ideas or concern.
“We have an open-door policy,” Murphy says. “Our employees have the opportunity to speak to not only to their supervisors and team leaders — as our supervisor to communicator ratio is one to nine — but our executives as well. That’s not something that’s typically found at other companies, but we believe it is a key part of recruitment and retention.”
For more information on employee benefits and amenities, contact Kim Murphy at [email protected] or visit www.InfoCision.com.
