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2. LARGE COMPANIES | Gilbane Inc.
Employees in R.I.: 241
President and CEO Michael E. McKelvy
Questions answered by:Michael E. McKelvy
What employee benefit is the most popular among staff members? Other than paid-time-off flexibility, our Gilbane Family Leave Program [a benefit that covers paid family and medical leave] gets the most attention.
How do you address diversity and inclusion in your organization? A key business strategy, led by our VP of diversity and community affairs, includes development of a Gilbane IDEA Diversity Council, Gilbane Diversity Week, additionally a diverse recruitment effort that includes aggressive college-hiring recruitment that focuses on career advancement and leadership development of incumbent diverse employees through a targeted talent-development process.
How do you support professional development and job training for your employees? Our internal training resource Gilbane University offers a wide range of robust technical and leadership-training and educational programs. Globally we spent $6 million on training and development in 2017.
