Flexible work schedules have long been popular among the “blue shirts” who provide customer service at this consumer electronics retailer’s many stores. But thanks to a recent change, anyone who puts in at least 32 hours per week at its corporate offices may also be afforded the chance to shift into a job-sharing position, reduce his or her hours or become an “occasional” worker as personal needs demand. Eighty percent of hourly employees adjusted schedules or spent time telecommuting last year.

CEO: Mike Mikan

VP, Enterprise Rewards and Corporate HR: Charles Montreuil

Work hours required for family health insurance: 32

Formal advancement program offered for hourly employees? Yes

% of hourly employees promoted to manager positions: 1%

Job-skills training offered for hourly employees? Yes

Managers rewarded for helping hourly employees advance? Yes

Lactation program offered for nursing mother employees? No

Paid time off offered to employees? Yes

Employee mothers with one year of service offered extra time off (beyond the 12 weeks required by FMLA) following childbirth? No