USAA in Top Spot on ‘Mil Spouse Friendly Employer’ list
USAA had the spot in the past, and then had lost it to other title holders. They are back in the top spot this year, however, and the military spouses who work for them see to agree that they deserve the title. The following was originally posted at MilSpouse magazine:
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With 1,686 military spouses in its ranks, USAA offers special programs to support the unique circumstances they face. Military spouses working at USAA are provided access to a Work Life Referral counselor to help find alternative child care options during deployments. USAA also sponsors intranet sites specifically designed to support deploying employees and spouses with financial, legal and benefits-related information and guidance.
“We know that military spouses sometimes feel corporate America prefers not to hire them because of their transient lifestyle. Well, we’re different,” said USAA CEO Maj. Gen. Joe Robles, USA (Ret.). “USAA was founded by military personnel who were experiencing the same discrimination from insurance companies that thought their transient lifestyles made for a bad risk. That kind of corporate thinking was wrong in 1922 and it’s wrong today, because military service members and spouses are great employees as well as great customers.”
The Home Depot earned the No. 2 spot on this year’s list. Its Operation Career Front program links military spouses to meaningful career opportunities in the stores, distribution centers and at corporate headquarters in Atlanta. For associates who are called up to active duty and their covered dependents, The Home Depot provides continuation of benefits at no cost and supplemental pay for their length of service. In addition, the company offers job portability, and military spouses are eligible to take a leave of absence when the active duty soldier comes home for the “rest and relaxation” period.
Top companies were selected from a pool of approximately 2,500 which earned a minimum of $1 billion in annual revenues. Companies were evaluated on their efforts to recruit military spouses, results in recruiting from them and policies affecting them.
Rounding out the top 10 after USAA – in order of rank – were The Home Depot, RE/MAX International, West Corporation, Health Net Inc., CSC, Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Kelly Services, Adecco and TriWest Healthcare Alliance.
