Best Places to Work in South Carolina is an initiative between Setcom Media Inc., publisher of SCBIZ and the Charleston Regional Business Journal, and Best Companies Group. The focus of this program is finding and recognizing South Carolina’s best employers. In addition to the positive effect the award has on employee relations and recruitment, the driving force for companies to join in the program is the remarkable impact workplace improvements can have on their bottom line.
A feeling of making a difference is one of the reasons St. Louis-based Edward Jones is No. 1 among large companies in the Best Places to Work in South Carolina awards. “This is the best company I have ever worked for. I feel that I make a difference here. I am an important part of what makes this office work and Edward Jones rewards me for that. When I need help, it is always there in a friendly manner and they stay with you until it is complete,” an employee wrote.
South Carolina Federal Credit Union, headquartered in North Charleston, is one of the 100 largest credit unions in the United States. The credit union has more than 148,000 members and $1 billion in assets. Yet when it comes to its employees, the credit union is focused on meeting their needs.
South Carolina Bank & Trust provides a number of perks and benefits to its employees. They can take advantage of incentive programs based on individual production as well as a mentoring program in which members of executive management are assigned three employees per quarter to meet with them monthly and discuss progress in their career and their future goals.
Tuomey Healthcare System has tended to the needs of the Sumter community, its patients and staff for more than 100 years. Tuomey Healthcare has created a positive workplace to care for its employees. Staff have a benefits program, a hospital-funded pension plan, a 33% discount in the hospital cafeteria and opportunities for advancement.
Since 1925, accounting and business advisory firm Elliott Davis has been working to improve the financial management of emerging and middle-market clients. Elliott Davis offers a number of employee benefits programs, including a flexible work environment and schedules; college recruiting; internships; continuing education, medical and dental coverage; 401(k) plan; disability insurance; life insurance; cafeteria plan; college savings plan and recreational events.
Best Places to Work in South Carolina is an initiative between Setcom Media Inc., publisher of SCBIZ and the Charleston Regional Business Journal, and Best Companies Group. The focus of this program is finding and recognizing South Carolina’s best employers. In addition to the positive effect the award has on employee relations and recruitment, the driving force for companies to join in the program is the remarkable impact workplace improvements can have on their bottom line.
