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Vancouver Company Recognized as a Great Place to Work |
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Written On: December 11, 2003 |
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Written By: Richard Davis |
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VANCOUVER – Hewlett-Packard is one of 19 Washington businesses recently honored at the Association of Washington Business (AWB) Board of Directors meeting as a recipient of the 2003 Better Workplace Award for going the extra mile in creating and maintaining better workplaces.
AWB President Don Brunell and Board Chair Mike Bernard were on hand to present the awards Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Seattle Renaissance Madison Hotel.
The 2003 AWB Better Workplace Awards were given to AWB member businesses both small and large. Award categories included workplace safety, job training and advancement, and innovative benefit and compensation programs. The annual awards program recognizes AWB member companies that go the extra mile to create workplaces that are family-friendly, promote safety and enable employees to achieve their best. In recognizing those outstanding companies, the awards also draw attention to examples of workplace policies that may help other companies identify and develop programs aimed at boosting morale, increasing productivity, improving recruiting and retention, and reducing training costs.
An independent panel of judges chose the winners.
Hewlett-Packard was chosen as a winner in the job training category with more than 250 employees. The computer company established worldwide partnerships with selected organizations to facilitate the placement of interns at any Hewlett-Packard site on Earth. Hewlett-Packard invests much in students they feel would be an asset to their company. More than $35,000 was awarded in scholarships to engineering or computer science students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Hewlett-Packard scholars are also offered paid summer internships during breaks in their studies.
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