At Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center-St. Louis, perks entice the part-time employee to fill the tougher slots. They often work the hours that nobody else wants to. Membership in the hotel's health club can be deducted from the employee's paycheck. Payroll deduction also is available to employees for the purchase of lunch vouchers, and Doubletree will pay half the cost of passes for employees who ride the bus to work.
Fun opportunities are another benefit.
Edward Jones includes all employees in companywide brown-bag lunches. They also can join the headquarters' fitness center. Some people are packing a lot into the day, and you have children in school or you want to keep in the educational system. It's also a way for people to keep up in the workplace and not lose their skills, and that is extremely important today. Working part time allows them to keep their lives in balance and helps us keep our business life in balance.