Companies boost morale post-Katrina - New Orleans City Business
Companies boost morale post-Katrina - New Orleans City Business
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong>’ Best Places to Work<br />
(Ranked according to employees’ answers to survey questions (<strong>morale</strong> index) and employer efforts from Hurricane <strong>Katrina</strong>)<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Nature of business<br />
Deutsch, Kerrigan &<br />
Stiles<br />
755 Magazine St.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> 70130<br />
Law firm<br />
Hibernia National Bank<br />
313 Carondelet St.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> 70161<br />
Banking<br />
FARA<br />
1625 W. Causeway<br />
Approach<br />
Mandeville 70471<br />
Insurance services<br />
Apogen Technologies<br />
2219 Lakeshore Dr. 300<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> 70122;<br />
4561 Dunham Pl., Suite<br />
A<br />
Baton Rouge 70186<br />
Technology<br />
solutions<br />
St. Tammany<br />
Parish Hospital<br />
1202 S. Tyler St.<br />
Covington 70433<br />
Health care<br />
Keating Magee<br />
600 Decatur St. 5 th floor<br />
<strong>New</strong> Ortleans 70130<br />
Marketing<br />
McGlinchey Stafford<br />
643 Magazine St.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> 70130<br />
Law firm<br />
River Marine<br />
Management<br />
P.O. Box 657<br />
Garyville 70051<br />
Maintenance/repair<br />
Landscape Images<br />
655 Central Ave.<br />
Jefferson 70121<br />
Horticulture<br />
Free Gulliver<br />
809 Octavia St.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong>, La 70130<br />
Financial<br />
Planning/Consulting<br />
Phone<br />
Fax<br />
593-0625<br />
566-4076<br />
533-2814<br />
533-2856<br />
985-624-<br />
8383<br />
(Temp.)<br />
225-295-<br />
5981<br />
985-898-<br />
4015<br />
985-898-<br />
4000<br />
299-8000<br />
525-6647<br />
586-1200<br />
596-2800<br />
985-535-<br />
9497<br />
985-535-<br />
9496<br />
734-8380<br />
734-8493<br />
899-0300<br />
680-6702<br />
Morale<br />
index<br />
Avg.<br />
starting<br />
salary<br />
Median<br />
salary<br />
92.66 $43,627<br />
per year<br />
$57,154<br />
per year<br />
85.4 $24,833<br />
per year<br />
$36,595<br />
per year<br />
91 $34,321<br />
per year<br />
$40,830<br />
per year<br />
89.5 $60,000<br />
per year<br />
$70,600<br />
per year<br />
79.2 $21/hour<br />
$46,654<br />
per year<br />
90 $25,000<br />
per year<br />
$44,000<br />
per year<br />
80.42 $35,000<br />
per year<br />
$39,000<br />
per year<br />
93.3 $48,000<br />
per year<br />
$55,000<br />
per year<br />
90.1 $18,720<br />
per year<br />
$35,000<br />
per year<br />
91.87 $24,000<br />
per year<br />
58,000<br />
per year<br />
Employment<br />
length for<br />
benefit<br />
eligibility<br />
Number<br />
of<br />
workers<br />
Daycare options<br />
Paid maternity<br />
Health care benefits<br />
Continuing education<br />
Relocation assistance<br />
401(k) (% match)<br />
Telecommuting<br />
Dental<br />
Vision<br />
Flexible hours<br />
Prescription<br />
Job sharing<br />
December 19, 2005 37<br />
Subsidized meals<br />
Employee recognition program<br />
Fitness program<br />
<strong>Katrina</strong><br />
highlights<br />
One month 126 • • • • • • • • • • • • Continued<br />
payroll;<br />
housing<br />
assistance;<br />
relocation<br />
immediately 6,243 • • • • • • • • • • • • Living<br />
expenses<br />
and grants<br />
paid; bus<br />
help<br />
service<br />
three months 494 • • • • • • • • • • • • Purchased<br />
condos for<br />
employees;<br />
paid for<br />
evacuee<br />
rental<br />
immediately 156<br />
(<strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Orleans</strong>)<br />
0-30 days<br />
depending<br />
on benefit<br />
expenses<br />
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Relief fund<br />
totaled<br />
$615,000;<br />
continued<br />
payroll<br />
1,511 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cashed<br />
employee<br />
checks;<br />
monetary<br />
grants<br />
totaled<br />
$350,000; set<br />
up resources<br />
for<br />
pharmacy,<br />
grocery,<br />
equipment<br />
immediately 27 • • • • • • • • • Continued<br />
payroll;<br />
relaunched<br />
‘Proud to Call<br />
it Home’<br />
One month –<br />
one year,<br />
depending on<br />
benefit<br />
needs<br />
campaign<br />
185 • • • • • • • • • • • • Kept payroll<br />
in place;<br />
offered<br />
relocation;<br />
household<br />
items and<br />
money<br />
donated from<br />
other firm<br />
branches<br />
90 days 36 • • • • • • • • • • Kept payroll<br />
in place;<br />
offered<br />
trailers;<br />
cashed<br />
employee<br />
checks<br />
90 days 29 • • • • • Missed one<br />
week of work;<br />
offered<br />
vacation<br />
time,<br />
Vacation –<br />
immediately;<br />
health –<br />
one month;<br />
401K –<br />
one year<br />
housing<br />
6 • • • • • Kept payroll<br />
in place;<br />
allowed<br />
employees to<br />
work from<br />
home;<br />
offered<br />
relocation<br />
*To be considered for this list in the future, contact us at 834-9292, or by mail at 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 1440, Metairie, LA 70005.
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