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NEW FROM ZWEIG GROUP
2020 POLICIES, PROCEDURES & BENEFITS SURVEY REPORT Zweig Group surveyed AEC industry firms on their workplace policies, benefits, HR staff composition, HR operating expenses, and other important workplace issues and challenges. Data was collected from firms of every size, type, and region of the country. The 2020 edition includes updated data on response to COVID-19 including project, projection, budget, and policy changes. The results of this study will help you benchmark your AEC firm in all areas related to benefits and compensation. The 2020 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey Report of AEC Firms provides you with industry statistics on policies and procedures, so you can support your policy decisions with hard data. Use the 2020 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey Report to: ❚ ❚ Ensure your firm’s benefits and policies are competitive with industry norms, to help you recruit and retain employees
❚ ❚ Identify HR operating expenses that you can – or can’t – afford to cut ❚ ❚ Benchmark your firm’s medical, dental, and life insurance packages
❚ ❚ Support your firm’s paid-time-off and other policies with hard data on industry norms ❚ ❚ Find out if firms are projecting benefits increases and make sure your budget aligns with the industry ❚ ❚ Get data on HR directors’ typical backgrounds, education, roles, and compensation
The key to growing your firm and reaching your strategic goals often rests with the quality of your employees, and the quality of your firm’s policies, procedures, and benefits is critical to hiring and retaining a top-notch workforce. The data presented in the 2020 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey Report is broken down by firm type, size, region, and other important factors, so you can make accurate comparisons between your firm and others. Visit shop.zweiggroup.com to learn more. ON THE MOVE
O’CONNELL ROBERTSON PROMOTES THIRTEEN KEY STAFF MEMBERS O’Connell Robertson recently recognized thirteen staff members earning senior associate or associate titles through the firm’s Associate Program, which serves to recognize and encourage high impact employees who provide high quality professional services, improve firm operations and contribute to the profitability, success and growth of the firm. “These team members each bring unique strengths and contributions that are making a significant impact on our clients, firm culture and operations,” said Amy Jones, President of O’Connell Robertson. “We appreciate their commitment to our mission, to bring value to our clients through creative problem solving and design and look forward to their continued contributions and leadership.” Senior Associates: ❚ ❚ Aaron Anderson, PE, INCE, Architectural Engineer ❚ ❚ Danny Cornejo, Regional Business Development Director ❚ ❚ Misela Gonzales-Vandewalle, AIA Architect ❚ ❚ David Meyer, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical Engineer ❚ ❚ Casey Nicholson, RA Architect ❚ ❚ Kim Pham, EIT, Electrical Engineering Designer
Associates: ❚ ❚ Garrett Brown, RA Architect ❚ ❚ Doug Dawson, RA Architect ❚ ❚ Kristin Jones, Office Manager/Sr. Project Construction Coordinator ❚ ❚ Ray Moreno, Architectural Project Manager ❚ ❚ Will Pate, Information Technology Administrator ❚ ❚ Erin Van Doren, CDT Architectural Designer ❚ ❚ Janiece Winston, Chief Financial Officer O’Connell Robertson is a full-service architecture and engineering firm proudly celebrating 70 years in 2020 designing smart, elegant, and effective environments that enrich the lives of the people they were designed to serve. O’Connell Robertson’s diverse in-house expertise and broad range of capabilities enable the firm to see projects from different perspectives, and offer new approaches to solving difficult problems. With offices in Austin and San Antonio and seven decades in business, O’Connell Robertson has established deep roots in Texas, which have helped the firm to establish valuable relationships with clients, organizations, consultants, and builders throughout the state.
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THE ZWEIG LETTER JULY 13, 2020, ISSUE 1352
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