Midwest retailer Meijer is helping lessen the burden of childcare and other family care costs on its team members by offering new options that could help them save hundreds of dollars each year.
The benefit was developed to meet the needs of all families and encompasses care for children, adult dependents and elderly family members.
All of the more than 70,000 Meijer team members are eligible for the care benefit from the first day of employment. The benefit can be used in one of two ways:
- Personal Network option: Team members who prefer to use a care provider from their personal network are eligible to have 10 percent of their care costs reimbursed, regardless of whether that care is for a child, adult dependent or elderly family member. For full-time team members, that means a reimbursement of up to $100 a month or $1,200 a year for each individual receiving care. For part-time team members, that equates to up to $50 a month or $600 a year for each individual receiving care.
- Learning Care Group option: Through its partnership with Learning Care Group, Meijer team members will receive a 20 percent discount at any one of LCG’s more than 1,100 schools under 11 unique brands, including Tutor Time, AppleTree & Gilden Woods, and Childtime. Meijer team members also will receive free initial registration for new enrollees and priority enrollment by moving to the top of the wait list.
“As a working mom with two kids, I’m all too familiar with the challenges of childcare,” said Michelle Hall, SVP and chief human resource officer. “Although my kids are getting older and more independent, I remember the stress of having two kids in daycare. We want to lessen that stress, so we’re pleased to offer this new benefit with flexible options to help our team members save hundreds of dollars on care each year.”
Sean Sondreal, Learning Care Group’s chief business development officer, added: “We are excited to partner with Meijer to offer a customized care solution. By subsidizing part of the tuition, Meijer is ensuring their employees have access to affordable, high-quality care.”
Meijer team members are eligible to receive a variety of benefits, including weekly pay, team member discounts and flexible scheduling. The retailer also heavily invests in the success of its team members, offering career advancement opportunities, free college education, paid parental leave, access to multiple health insurance options and the option for 401(k) retirement contributions.
As a result of these efforts and other initiatives, Meijer was recently recognized as a Great Place to Work for the sixth consecutive year. The Great Place to Work certification recognizes employers for creating outstanding employee experiences based on responses to The Trust Index Survey, an organization-wide assessment of culture. This survey measures employee feedback across organizational culture, credibility, fairness, respect, camaraderie and pride.
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