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Submitted by laserfist on Wed, 2009-08-26 16:37

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Nicole Hill

Shape Up
Tightening those abs is easier with Johnson & Johnson’s made-to-order fitness program. On top of free access to on-site fitness centers, employees also can schedule a personalized Exercise Prescription (Rx). A certified trainer develops a plan with participants, and a wellness expert helps them set professional goals.

Season’s Greetings
It’s hard to get holiday shopping finished when you’re busy working and taking care of your family. No worries at Northern Trust. The company offers the LifeCare Discount Center to give its employees access to a wide range of discounted products and services including travel, computers, mobile phones, home decorating and clothes.

Field Trip
Is it spring break again? Booz Allen Hamilton’s Washington, DC–based employees don’t have to worry about child care for holidays like Columbus Day, when school’s out but work’s still in session. The company provides first through sixth graders with fun-packed days of games and crafts as well as visits to museums, the circus and ice-skating rinks.

Ask Jeeves
So many appointments, so little time to schedule them. Employees at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare have access to an on-site concierge that helped with more than 15,000 errands in 2008. Services include assistance for everything from ordering car services and special-event tickets to a drop-off and pickup dry-cleaning service, mailing packages and letters—even birthday party planning. Now that’s a load off!

Cruise Control
Who needs a company car when Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman offers free memberships with Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service? The firm covers the application and annual membership fee and encourages employees to use the cars for business and personal errands. The Zipcar service is available to employees and their immediate family members.

Welcome Home
Working with the City of Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital has created a home-buying program that includes deferred low-interest loans of up to $40,000 to help cover down payments and closing costs. There’s even a special $10,000 incentive for people buying homes in certain neighborhoods.

Homework Hotline
Stumped by your child’s assignments?  Intel offers employees and their children and grandchildren free access to online tutoring in math, English, science and social sciences. It seems to be working: Of those who used the program, 92 percent said  that grades improved.

Good Health
Every female employee up to age 26 at Carlson—and any female family members ages 9 to 26—enrolled in the company’s health plan can receive the HPV vaccine, which can protect against cervical cancer and other HPV diseases.

Here Comes Baby!
Moms-to-be at Morgan Stanley and their partners can take advantage of free on-site Lamaze classes. And as a special gift, all new moms and dads receive a silver spoon engraved with their child’s name. 

Work It Off
To promote healthy habits and lifestyles, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare offers the Weight Watchers program on-site at a discounted rate. Nearly 300 employees participated in the JumpStart program, a six-week motivational challenge, and received points for healthy eating, physical activity and stress management. Participants later redeemed their points for gift cards at retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority. Their total weight loss? Drumroll, please…an impressive 4,500 pounds!