Eastern National

Winning Years: 2011
Industry: Not for Profit - Other
Location: Fort Washington, Pa.
Website: www.easternnational.org

Nearly half of Eastern National employees are age 50 and over and the organization recognizes the value of employees in this age group. Senior level retirees often mentor younger associates to transfer their knowledge, experience and customer service skills.

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Additional Policies and Practices:

Recruiting: Eastern National uses senior placement agencies to target mature workers and also participates in the U.S. Department of Labor's program, Senior Community Service Employment Program, which promotes economic self-sufficiency for older workers.
 
Workplace Culture/Continued Opportunities: Full-time employees working 40 hours per week are eligible for tuition reimbursement benefits and certification classes. Those working 20 or more hours per week can participate in online training and in-house classroom training.

Long-service anniversaries are celebrated with announcements, gifts and awards. Employees with 25 or more years of service are rewarded with a monetary gift.

Employees have opportunities to gain new experiences by working on temporary assignments in other departments and on team projects.

Eastern National offers employees with disabilities flexible work policies and procedures to accommodate their unique physical and scheduling needs.

Benefits/Health: Employees working 20 or more hours per week receive individual and family medical coverage, individual and family prescription drug coverage, individual and family vision and dental insurance, as well as long-term disability.

Health benefits for retirees pre-65 include individual and spouse medical and prescription drug coverage and individual and spouse dental coverage. Health benefits for retirees 65 and over include individual and spouse medical and prescription drug coverage, and individual and spouse vision coverage.

All of these benefits are available to new hires upon retirement.

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