Working Mother names GM 'Best for Hourly Workers'

Working Mother magazine named General Motors one of the dozen 'Best Companies for Hourly Workers' for 2013, its annual recognition of employers that have the best policies and programs for promoting women and a dynamic work life culture.

"General Motors sets
a standard of excellence for having not only work life programs and policies that supports this distinction, but for having a company culture that enables it to flourish," said GM Chief Diversity Officer Ken Barrett.

The survey, conducted by the Working Mother Research Institute, reveals that 41 per cent of hourly employees at the Best Companies participate in family health insurance programs through their employers, and 61 per cent participate in employer-sponsored personal health insurance programs. Women in full-time service jobs are often uninsured, with 35 per cent of restaurant workers, 36 per cent of cashiers and 26 per cent of retail sales assistants lacking insurance versus only 16 per cent of all US women, according to an analysis of 2010 Census Bureau data by the National Women's Law Center.

"Since 2006, the retail and wholesale sector has cut 1-million full-time jobs and added more than 500,000 part-time jobs," said Carol Evans, President of Working Mother Media. "Creating programs to help employees succeed at hourly jobs has become not only good business but also the right thing to do."

"The Best Companies for 2013 have found solutions to providing opportunities for nonexempt employees to advance into salaried and management roles," said Jennifer Owens, Editorial Director of Working Mother Media.

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