Chiar daca au locuri de munca foarte ravnite, angajatii companiei Apple nu sunt cei mai fericiti angajati din intreaga lume si asta mai ales din cauza stresului extrem de mare la care sunt supusi si pe care il acuza. Cu scopul de a-si face salariatii mai fericiti, Apple face un anunt si, totodata, o mutare interesanta. Fara a mai lasa presa sa descopere singura schimbarile interne, vicepresedintele si sefa diviziei de resurse umane din cadrul Apple, Denise Young Smith, a facut o declaratie publica prin care anunta noi beneficii pe care angajatii companiei americane le vor primi incepand de astazi.
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Printre noile beneficii ale angajatiilor se numara cresterea concediului maternal, rambursari pentru costurile cursurilor de educare, un program de refinantare a imprumuturilor facute de stundetii angajati ai Apple in Statele Unite si un program extins de contributie la donatiile facute de angajatii filantropi ai companiei.
Smith a spus angajatilor, printr-un e-mail, ca Apple a facut contributii in actele de caritate ale angajatiilor de peste 25 de milioane de dolari de la initierea programului de incurajare a filantropismului. Acest lucru a incurajat compnia sa largeasca limitele programului pe care il va extinde la toti angajatii companiei din intreaga lume, dar si sa doneze pentru orele de munca facute de catre proprii angajati in actiuni non-profit.
Legat de concediile de maternitate, incepand de acum Apple va plati pana la patru saptamani de concediu inainte de data programata pentru nastere si intre 12 si 14 saptamani de concediu dupa ce copilul a fost nascut. Noii parinti vor primi, de asemenea, pana la sase saptamani de concediu platit integral.
De asemenea, compania americana anunta si lansarea unui “centru de stare de bine” in cadrul campusului propriu care este creat pentru a intruni toate nevoile medicale ale angajatiilor. Acest centru va permite angajatiilor sa primeasca tratament in timp ce sunt la lucru, beneficiind de timpi de asteptare pe programare de numai 5 minute.
Alte noutati anuntate de directorul departamentului Resurse Umane din cadrul Apple sunt disponibile in e-mailul trimis de ea angajatiilor:
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We know how hard all of you are working: from the teams designing, producing, launching, and supporting our incredible products to the thousands of retail employees sharing the excitement and experience face to face with our customers every day. You are the reason we are able to change the world, again and again. We appreciate all that you give to Apple to make us great.
Because we want to make sure you get the support you need, we’re excited to introduce significant changes to our global well-being programs for both part-time and full-time employees:
• Educational assistance will be available to all full-time employees and part-time retail employees worldwide and will now cover courses related to any job at Apple — including English language courses at any institution.
• We’re thrilled to introduce a Student Loan Refinancing Program for U.S. employees. This program can ease the burden of past loans and help you cover future expenses for your college-aged children.
• Giving back is something that’s important to so many of us. Since the Apple Matching Gifts Program began, Apple has matched over $25 million of employees’ charitable contributions. Now we’re going to help you do even more for causes that are important to you — by expanding the Apple Matching Gifts Program to all Apple employees around the world and by donating money to causes where you volunteer your time.
• In the U.S., we’re enhancing our maternity and new parent leave options for full-time employees. As a new mom, you will be able to take fully paid leave for up to four weeks before your due date and up to twelve to fourteen weeks after your baby is born. Other new parents will receive full pay for up to six weeks.
To learn about these changes and more, or to provide feedback on any of Apple’s well-being programs, I encourage you to visit HRWeb.
As we embark upon these busy and important months for our customers, please make sure to give yourself the attention you deserve. Your work is vital, but your happiness and well-being are what will bring true success.
Denise
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