PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021
Midsize Companies #28. Yushin America Inc.
Employees in R.I.: 80
President Takaya Sugimura
Questions answered by Takaya Sugimura
How would you describe the culture of your workplace? The culture around Yushin America has always been family-oriented. We take care of our employees’ health and well-being at all times.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? Even though former Gov. Gina M. Raimondo did not shut our manufacturing facility down, we had employees working remotely from home. We offered rapid COVID-19 testing on-site and made appointments for our employees to get vaccinated during work hours.
Do you have a preference for promoting existing staff or hiring from outside and why? Yushin’s policy is to promote from within the company. We offer a $500 referral bonus to our staff if they can help us fill a vacant position. After two weeks posting in-house, we advertise the position to the public.
What was a new employee benefit(s) or initiative(s) in the past 12 months? We now provide a loan forgiveness program in which we help employees pay for their student loan debt along with our tuition reimbursement programs.