PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021
Large Companies #4. Embrace Home Loans Inc.
Employees in R.I.: 382
CEO Dennis F. Hardman
Questions answered by Associate Vice President and Assistant Director of Human Resources Denise Cunha
What support programs has your company offered employees to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic? We introduced a benefit called Sitter-Tutor reimbursement. This benefit reimburses employees up to $1,000 per child/$4,000 per family to help with costs associated with hiring a sitter or a tutor for a school-aged child so that our employee parents could balance working remotely and managing children who are learning remotely.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? In partnership with our employee assistance program and medical insurance, we have added monthly wellness seminars and activities such as meditation, chair yoga, walking challenges, telehealth visitation, and updates on testing and vaccination site locations.
How do you support community service work by your employees? We have a volunteer program called Embrace Cares. Every full-time employee received 100 hours of paid time off to volunteer in the community. Additionally, we have our Dollars-for-Doers program. This program pays $10 per hour volunteered to the organization where the employee performed community service.
