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SC Johnson

Winning year: 2007, 2006
Industry: Industrial Sector-Other
Location: Racine, WI
URL: www.scjohnson.com

Highlights of 2007 Winning Strategies

SC Johnson offers extensive benefits and work life programs to its employees such as: paid sabbatical leave, flexible work hours, part time and job sharing, summer hours, holiday shut down in December, mentoring up program, officer job shadowing, international assignments, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, childcare learning center, summer day camp, and childcare tuition assistance.

Additional Policies and Practices:

• Workplace Culture/Continued Opportunities: These learning and development programs are offered to full- and part-time employees who work 20+ hours per week: tuition reimbursement, in-house classroom training, on-line training, and certification classes. The Johnson Learning Institute (JLI) offers numerous opportunities for employees to succeed on the job and enhance their careers by offering courses such as Project Leadership, New Manager Development, Leadership Performance, Diversity training, Change Management, Performance Management, Marketing Excellence, Sales Excellence, and Finance Excellence. In addition, the "link" program promotes lifelong learning for all employees and retirees by offering courses through the Gateway Technical College. Employees can complete a course, a certificate, or an Associate Degree program on site. A formal mentoring program gives employees networking opportunities, coaching, and guidance on career development.
• Benefits/Health: Full- and part-time employees (working 20+ hrs/week) receive individual and family medical coverage, individual and family prescription drug coverage, individual and family vision and dental insurance, individual and family long-term care insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability, EAP services and life insurance. SC Johnson also offers dollars for health care premiums and HSAs and an FSA accounts to assist employees with out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Health benefits for retirees pre-65 and 65+ include individual as well as spouse medical and drug coverage, dental and vision insurance, long-term care insurance, EAP services, as well as life insurance or other death benefit coverage. Other health benefits include: heath risk assessment/health coaching, disease management, flu shots, health screenings, health risk appraisals, smoking cessation programs, health club discounts, physical activity/exercise programs, weight loss programs, and stress management training. SC Johnson employees, retirees, and families have access to the company's Johnson Mutual Benefits Association/Wellness Center (JMBA), which offers recreation and fitness programs. Retirees no longer have to pay JMBA dues. The company offers on site childcare, back-up care for childcare, back-up care for eldercare, and referral services to assist with childcare and eldercare to its full- and part-time employees. The company also offers a $50 a night reimbursement to cover child and eldercare costs when traveling on company business.
• Benefits/Financial: The company offers the following retirement savings plans to its full- and part-time employees: 401(k) plan with employer match, money-purchased defined contribution plan, and stock options/profit sharing. Employees 50+ are able to make catch-up contributions to the 401(k) plan. SC Johnson offers a web-based financial education and planning resource to help employees with their financial goals and financial issues. The company has satellite banks at all Racine sites called Johnson Bank, and employees and retirees can receive consultations at these locations.
• Benefits/Alternative Work Arrangements: Full- and part-time employees can select from alternative work arrangements; flex time, compressed work schedules, job sharing, and telecommuting. Full-time employees are eligible to move to part-time work on a permanent or temporary basis.
• Opportunities for Retirees: The company stays connected with retirees by communicating on a regular basis with them through newsletters, inviting them to events, providing them with ongoing access to retirement planning information, and formally acknowledging them when they retire. The Retiree Activity Program organizes more than a dozen activities annually for retirees to socialize. The company offers retirees consulting/contract work, and telecommuting, as well as full- and part-time work.
• Age of Workforce: Thirty-five percent of SC Johnson employees are 50+.

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Winning Strategies 2006

The company’s JMBA Center, a recreation and fitness facility, is available for employees, retirees and their families to stay fit and connected. Retirees become honorary members of the JMBA Center upon retirement and no longer have to pay dues. The Retiree Activity Program, supervised by the Corporate Recreation and Fitness department at JMBA, sponsors retiree activities such as Casino Day, Games Day, Plays/Musicals/Theater Performances, Retiree Work/Fun Week at Lighthouse Resort, and numerous others.

Other Benefits:

• Workplace Culture/Continued Opportunities: The company offers the following learning and development programs to its full and part-time employees: in-house classroom training (70% used in past 12 months), on-line training (35% used in past 12 months), and certification classes (70% used in past 12 months). Part-time employees must work 20 hrs/week to be eligible for these programs. Full-time employees are also eligible for tuition reimbursement with 5% using this program in the past 12 months. Long-service anniversaries are celebrated with announcements, parties, awards and those with 20 years of service become part of the 20 Year Club. Last year, more than 2,500 people were members of the 20 Year Club. The company’s education center offers more than 40 courses to its employees. LINK is an education program targeted to the Product Supply employees (38% age 50+ and retirees), with SC Johnson and Gateway Technical College partnering to provide on-site courses to employees for both personal and professional development.
• Benefits/Health: Proprietary
• Benefits/Financial: The company offers a 401(k), money-purchase defined contribution and cash balance or other hybrid retirement savings plan to its full and part-time employees. SC Johnson matches $0.50 on the dollar up to a maximum of 6% of pay. Employees age 50+ can make ‘catch-up’ contributions to their 401(k). The company offers on-site childcare, referral services to assist with child care and elder care, as well as back-up care for child and elder care. 20% of employees have used the above services in the past 12 months. The on-site child care, referral services to assist with child care, and back-up child care options are all offered to employees to use for their grandchildren. The following wellness programs are offered to full and part-time employees: flu shots, health screenings, health risk appraisals, smoking cessation programs, health club discounts, exercise programs, weight loss programs, and stress management training programs. 70% of employees have utilized at least one of the above benefits in the past 12 months.
• Benefits/Alternative Work Arrangements: The company offers the following alternative work arrangements to its full and part-time employees: flex time (68% participation), compressed work schedules (77% participation), job sharing (1% participation), and telecommuting (54% participation). Full-time employees are eligible to move to part-time work on a permanent and temporary basis. The company offers paid time off that is specifically designated for care giving.
• Opportunities for Retirees: The company currently has 1,700 retirees. There is an individual who has a direct responsibility for retiree relations. The company stays connected with its retirees by communicating on a regular basis with the retiree, inviting retirees to organization events/celebrations, and formally acknowledging retirees on the occasion of their retirement. Retirees are offered the following work arrangements: temporary work assignments, consulting/contract work, telecommuting, as well as part-time work.
• Age of Workforce: Proprietary