Best Places to Work 2019 | MIDSIZE COMPANIES (50-149 employees):
11. People’s Credit Union
How do you encourage your staff to live more environmentally sustainable lives? We have provided all of our employees stainless straws, as well as [a] drinking thermos to encourage them not to use plastic.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? We support employees with education and tools to help them if they desire to quit smoking. We use Virgin Pulse and have challenges to encourage healthy habits.
What roles do diversity and inclusion play in your hiring and promotion decisions? We have to implement competency-based interviewing, allowing interviewers to assess the suitability for the role based on the competencies, and actively speak about unconscious bias so that interviewers are aware. We have created training for managers on interviewing, unconscious bias and the value of diversity.
Employees in R.I.: 121
President and CEO Ellen Ford
Questions answered by: Ellen Ford
