Company Also Honored With 2008 Health & Wellness Trailblazer Award From Alliance for Workplace Excellence LAUREL, Md., June 19
LAUREL, Md., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has received double
honors from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, a nonprofit group dedicated
to building and recognizing outstanding workplaces. For the sixth consecutive
year, the Alliance presented Verizon Wireless with its Workplace Excellence
Seal of Approval, which recognizes visionary employers that view workplace
excellence as a strategic business imperative.
The company was also named a 2008 Health & Wellness Trailblazer, an award
initiated to honor employers demonstrating exemplary commitment to the overall
physical and mental health of their workforce.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected after a
comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panel of professors,
Ph.D. students of business, and industrial and organizational psychology and
human resources professionals.
"We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizing that creating a sustained
culture of workplace excellence makes good business sense," said Fiona
Gathright, acting executive director of the Alliance for Workplace Excellence.
"Each of the selected winners strives to raise the bar for workplace
excellence and demonstrates to the business community that workplace
excellence is not just a 'nice thing to do' but is a strategic business
imperative for financial success."
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its programs
addressing the work/life needs of employees. Nationally, the company has been
named one of Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working
Mothers" for six years in a row, and Health Magazine named the company one of
10 U.S. employers to best help women balance their professional and personal
responsibilities.
Verizon Wireless Regional President Tami Erwin said, "As the mother of two
teenagers, I've been fortunate to take advantage of Verizon Wireless'
family-friendly policies which have allowed me and thousands of my fellow
employees to strike the right work/life balance. We're proud to receive this
award recognizing our workplace and our culture. We put a premium on our work
environment and on our employees' health and well being, and I'm happy that
others have recognized it."
Verizon Wireless' Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover facility,
and many of the company's nationwide workplaces have fitness centers employing
one or more coaches who promote employee fitness. The centers offer personal
training, nutrition seminars, and a range of exercise classes including
Pilates for Pregnancy, a class exclusively for expectant mothers. In
addition, moms-to-be can participate in online physician seminars throughout
their pregnancies and take advantage of on-site lactation rooms after their
babies are born.
Locally, the company has been recognized by the Baltimore Business
Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as one of the best
regional workplaces.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge,
N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more
information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request
broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless
operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About The Alliance for Workplace Excellence
The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, (AWE), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization founded by Montgomery County, Maryland and Discovery
Communication, LLC. The organization is funded by Montgomery County, Chamber
of Commerce, and is sponsored by MyEyeDr., Alliant Insurance Strategies, and
Wellness Corporate Solutions. For more information contact Liz Sobrino at
Liz@wellnesscorporatesolutions.org.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
