Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Casella Waste….Roots in Vermont Founded in 1975 Over 500 employees who live and work in Vermont Variety of demographics • Corporate hub in Rutland • Four collection operations • Two recycling facilities • One municipal solid waste landfill
Child Care Challenges: Casella Survey Results Lack of capacity for infants at child care centers • Scheduling difficulties based on work hours and child care center • drop off and pick up times, and an associated fee with early drop off or late pick up of children Cost prohibitive to send children to a registered child care program • These challenges were creating increased stressors on parents, who professed lack of concentration and commitment at work and absenteeism based on frequent child care concerns Casella Waste Systems 3
Child Care Scholarship Pilot Program 2018 Why this approach? Wide geography of Casella employees, wanted the program to have • a positive impact on all employees in the State of Vermont Providing a child care scholarship would help supplement payment • to high quality, registered care providers In conjunction with offering some flexibility around work hours to • accommodate child care center hours, this option was deemed to be most helpful and impactful for Casella employees in Vermont Casella Waste Systems 4
Child Care Scholarship Pilot Program 2018 Initial survey sent to all Vermont employees • 20 + responses received that either fully or partially met established • criteria, follow up phone interviews conducted There were an average of 8 to 15 participants throughout the 2018 • Pilot Program year Average range of monthly scholarship amount - $200 to $270 • Casella Waste Systems 5
Child Care Scholarship Pilot Program 2018 Lessons Learned: Communicate often and with purpose to employees, fully explain the • program benefits and criteria Remain fluid – the needs of our employees change over time, i.e. • full time to part time care, number of children in care, changing of registered providers Create a tracking mechanism for the program that is informative and • easy to use The Child Care Scholarship has been continued for 2019, and will be formalized as part of the Benefits Enrollment process for Casella employees working in Vermont for 2020. Casella Waste Systems 6
“At Casella, our ability to thrive as a company depends on our employees’ ability to show up and succeed at work. All Vermont businesses have a role to play in supporting a robust workforce that encourages young Vermonters to stay, allows parents to fully participate in the workplace, and builds a skilled, stable workforce for our collective future.” John Casella, founder & CEO of Casella Casella Waste Systems 7
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