The new Forbes Corporate Responders ranking assesses how well the 100 largest employers among U.S. public companies responded to the public health crisis…analyzing companies’ policies from mid-March through May 7 across 22 categories, from relaxed attendance policies to community relief funds, on a rising scale of 1 to 5. The numbers were then averaged into an overall composite score. Verizon came out on top with a score of 3.87.
- Hats off to Verizon which provides for its employees (among other things):
- 'Danger pay’ for those with added risk of exposure in their jobs;
- Peace of mind, vowing no layoffs during this period;
- Other opportunities, reassigning store employees to other at-home positions; and
- One of the most expansive sick leave policies of big employers.
- Another interesting thing to note – work from home has been highly effective, so I think we can expect Verizon and other companies to be more lenient and take advantage of WFH programs in the future.