ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham
Worldwide, (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality
companies, has been recognized by the Orlando Sentinel as
one of its "Top 100 Companies for Working Families" for the 12th
year, placing 17th overall. The annual award recognizes
Central Florida companies that
make family a top priority –– demonstrating their commitment to
delivering family-friendly benefits, continuously raising the bar
by developing new and creative ways to put families first. Wyndham
Vacation Ownership (WVO), the largest vacation ownership company in
the world and part of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies, is
headquartered in Orlando. Wyndham
Worldwide employs more than 5,500 associates at hotel, resort and
office locations throughout the state of Florida.
"At WVO, associates are our most important asset, and we are
truly honored to once again be recognized with this Top 25
distinction," said Sarah King,
executive vice president, human resources, Wyndham Vacation
Ownership. "We are in the business of providing our owners with the
gift of vacations and spending quality time with their loved ones,
but we also know how important work/life balance is to the health
and happiness of our valued associates. We are committed to
providing a culture where family is a priority, and we strive to
provide our associates with the resources and support they need."
With a diverse global workforce, Wyndham Worldwide offers a wide
range of professional experiences, opportunities, and benefits
supporting each associate as an individual. Highlights
include:
- Career Development: Continuing education opportunities and
reimbursement; professional development; mentoring programs;
associate business groups Comprehensive
- Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, 401K, life insurance,
domestic partner benefits, adoption cost reimbursement, employee
assistance program
- Culture: Employee recognition programs; special on-site events
and celebrations; paid time-off to volunteer in local
communities
- Balanced Lifestyle: Flexible work arrangements, special holiday
hours, employee discounts
- On-Site Amenities: Employee health and wellness programs,
on-site, full-time nurse practitioner, a no-cost, on-site fitness
center, dry cleaning, barista serving Starbucks, on-site
cafeteria
The Orlando Sentinel seeks to highlight companies that
help their employees achieve an optimal work/life balance through
comprehensive and creative benefits packages. The company is
evaluated on benefits that are provided to employees in the
following categories: core benefits; family related benefits; work
environment; communication; training and planning; and supporting
documents.
About Wyndham Worldwide
One of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide
(NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of hospitality services and
products through its global portfolio of world-renowned brands. The
world's largest hotel company based on the number of properties,
Wyndham Hotel Group is home to many of the world's best-known hotel
brands, with approximately 7,700 franchised hotels and over 668,500
hotel rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals is the
worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the world's largest
professionally managed vacation rentals business, providing more
than 5 million leisure-bound families annually with access to
approximately 110,000 vacation properties in over 100 countries
through its prominent exchange and vacation rental brands. The
industry and timeshare ownership market leader, Wyndham Vacation
Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests
and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of
over 210 vacation ownership resorts serving approximately 901,000
owners throughout the United
States, Canada,
Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in
Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide
employs over 34,000 associates globally.
For more information, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com.
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, a member of Wyndham Worldwide's
(NYSE: WYN) family of companies, is the world's largest vacation
ownership business, as measured by the number of vacation ownership
resorts, individual vacation ownership units and owners of vacation
ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets
and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer
financing to owners through its five primary consumer brands, CLUB
WYNDHAM, WorldMark by Wyndham, Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia
Pacific, Shell Vacations Club and Margaritaville Vacation
Club®. As of December 31,
2014, we have developed or acquired more than 200 vacation
ownership resorts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and the South Pacific that represent
approximately 24,000 individual vacation ownership units and more
than 900,000 owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham
Vacation Ownership is headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and is supported by more than
17,000 associates globally.
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