PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021
Large Companies #14. Dominion Diagnostics LLC
Employees in R.I.: 216
CEO Robert Garvey
Questions answered by Robert Garvey
What support programs has your company offered employees to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? Work-from-home policies for all nonproduction staff. Employee testing. Families First Coronavirus Response Act paid leave for COVID-19-related medical issues.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? We have offered virtual wellness programs through our employee assistance program, medical plan and also have offered employee-led wellness initiatives. Programs focus on financial, emotional and physical wellness.
Do you have a preference for promoting existing staff or hiring from outside and why? Our preference is promoting existing staff. Since March 2020, we have promoted 15 employees.
What was a new employee benefit(s) or initiative(s) in the past 12 months? We have initiated a recognition program that is posted daily on our “Impressions” Bulletin Board. Impressions allow workers to recognize one another for a job well done or to provide thanks.