Written by Amy Ralls | Aug 9, 2022 4:00:00 AM
St. Louis-based inmate communications company receives certification
for second consecutive year ST. LOUIS, MO - August 9, 2022 - HomeWAV, the leader in providing simple, secure inmate communication and technology solutions, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for August 2022 – August 2023, receiving this recognition for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at HomeWAV. This year,
90% of employees at HomeWAV say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. “Great Place to Work Certification™ isn’t something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work®. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that HomeWAV is one of the best companies to work for in the country.” “There is no higher honor than to be recognized as a Great Place to Work®,” said HomeWAV CEO/President John Best. “We are a group of highly energetic and relentless problem-solvers. I’m proud of the incredible dedication and loyalty our team has to our company that has been the catalyst of our growth. I’m excited to see what our team can accomplish together as we grow our business.” One of HomeWAV’s biggest initiatives for 2022 is to invest in its people. Recently, the organization developed a comprehensive company handbook and expanded improved benefits such as increased paid time off, a new hybrid remote work policy, and parental leave. According to
Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified™ great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified™ workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits, and have a fair chance at promotion.
WE’RE HIRING! Looking to grow your career at a company that puts its people first? Visit our careers page at:
https://www.homewav.com/jobs/.
About HomeWAV Founded in 2011, HomeWAV LLC has remained the industry leader in providing safe, secure inmate communication and technology solutions to correctional facilities across the country. Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, our all-in-one patented platform is the first of its kind to satisfy the growing demands in the correctional industry. Through our organizational pillars of Integrity, Innovation, and Impact, we are disrupting the industry standard by leading with fairness and developing transformative technology while keeping facilities safe and communities connected. For more information, visit HomeWAV at
www.homewav.com.
About Great Place to Work Certification™ Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.
About Great Place to Work® Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™. Learn more at
greatplacetowork.com.