Three Best Employers for Working Moms
Three companies that treat working moms right
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As a working mom you wear every hat imaginable. Life is chaotic, but that doesn’t mean your job has to be. In fact, some employers go out of their way to make sure your work-life balance is as easy to manage as possible.
Working Mother Magazine just made your job search a lot easier. They’ve compiled a list of top companies for mothers working hourly jobs.
Marriott International
As a working mom you probably don’t get a lot of opportunities to vacation. With a job at Marriott International, though, your work could be so awesome that it feels like a vacation. Marriott knows that hourly workers are at the core of their company, and offers ultra-flexible scheduling to help you balance your home and work life.
Heading out on maternity leave? No problem. New moms get three months of partially paid time off, and you never have to worry about losing your job while you’re on leave. When it’s time to return to work, you’ll get discounts at hundreds of childcare centers. Marriott International even provides lactation rooms for hourly workers.
McDonald’s
Sure, the working environment may seem rushed (the opposite of what a working mom is usually looking for). But hourly employees at McDonald’s who work just 20 hours per week are eligible for all sorts of benefits like 401(k), profit-sharing, and stock purchase programs (they might as well hand out gold, because McDonald’s stock has performed extremely well historically). You’ll also receive medical, dental and vision insurance. For your children, they offer free physicals and well-baby care.
If you already work at McDonald’s as an hourly employee and you become pregnant, you’ll get at least 12 job-guaranteed weeks of maternity leave at 50 percent of pay. Just like at Marriott, when your kids turn into toddlers, you (or the father if he works at McDonald’s) get a 10 percent discount at three national childcare chains.
CCLC
One of the most expensive parts of being a parent is childcare, but not if you work for CCLC. Employees are eligible for a 50 percent employee discount on full-time and backup care. Not enough? Well, if you work there for five years you’ll be eligible for an 80 percent discount. You’ll also have the incomparable perks of being able to nurse infants and visit your children (up to twelve years old) without leaving work.
Still not convinced? Every center is different, but you’ll get to enjoy whatever your location has to offer (like gyms and cafeterias). The discounted childcare makes it easy for employees to work full time; 85 percent of CCLC’s staff work over 30 hours per week. If you find yourself in that majority, you’ll start out with five paid personal days and five paid days of vacation. After a year of service, you’ll get five more vacation days. That’s three weeks of paid time off! Hard to beat.