EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
In an effort to evolve and enhance our employees’ experience, our employee-led Employee Manual Committee addressed key feedback from Employee Engagement Surveys. New initiatives in 2021 include:
Six fully paid weeks off in addition to any short-term disability leave, and secondary caregivers may take two fully paid weeks off coupled with extra work from home time, in each case concurrently with state and federal leave programs.
Paid leave
Bonding Leave Policy for primary and secondary caregivers
Bonding Leave Policy
Up to six work-from-home days per month, dependent on department and business needs
Work-from- home
One paid day per annum for volunteer work at an organization of the team member’s choice
Paid volunteer day
Quarterly, post-earnings NEO Town Hall meetings in additional to our twice yearly and continued departmental CEO-led Q&As to further demonstrate our commitments to company vision, engagement, and culture.
Town Hall meetings
Observe Juneteenth (June 19 th ) and Italian Heritage Day/ Indigenous Peoples’ Day
New holiday observances
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Our employees are the core of our company, and therefore engagement and communication are essential to our success. Each month we issue an internal newsletter, named the HR Muscle , which highlights exceptional individual employee performances, LinkedIn Learning and development opportunities, work anniversaries and birthdays, upcoming employee events such as guest speakers and pop-ups, employee volunteerism, new hires, open positions, and much more. Employee engagement events include monthly Gratitude Friday lunches, Employee Appreciation events, holiday celebrations, educational seminars, and company-wide Athletics Committee events, among others. The Benefits Corner in the HR Muscle newsletter elaborates on benefits such as our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to ensure employees understand the benefits available. This year, to better support employee financial well-being, we engaged a new financial advisor to assist with retirement readiness and financial wellness for all employees.
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