Work-Life Balance

Companies that support their employees’ work-life balance are able to reap the benefits of greater innovation and creativity.

WellPoint has a range of programs that meet our associates’ needs throughout the different stages of their lives, including flexible work arrangements, family-friendly and work-life benefits that keep our associates fulfilled personally and professionally. These offerings help us increase productivity and retain valuable associates.

Workplace Flexibility

Workplace flexibility helps associates be more effective both within WellPoint and outside of work. Some associates have informal arrangements that allow them to juggle their everyday responsibilities more efficiently. Others take advantage of formal programs such as telecommuting, part-time work and compressed workweeks.

Many positions at WellPoint are no longer tied to a geographic location, allowing associates to work remotely from their homes or from offices nearby. Collaboration among associates across regions and teams is supported through teleconferencing, virtual meeting rooms, e-mail and instant messaging.

Employee Assistance Program

WellPoint’s EAP stands ready to help associates and their families in stressful circumstances. EAP assists associates in dealing with personal problems that might adversely affect their work performance, health or well-being.

The confidential program offers assessments, short-term counseling sessions and referrals for services. Counselors are trained to help with such issues as marital or family distress, grief, substance abuse and mental illness. Associates can get help with prenatal and adoption planning, child care, elder care, school and college issues, managing stress, coping with addiction, emotional concerns, work-related conflicts, emergencies, and legal and financial problems.

Parenting Benefits

Nursing Mothers Support Program

This program provides enhanced benefits to new mothers, such as free lactation services. Many of our locations have new mother rooms, and we also offer free kits containing useful products and helpful information.

New Parent Transition Week

WellPoint encourages new parents to take time off to spend with their children. Our benefit provides new mothers and fathers a full week of pay for half a week of work.

Adoption Assistance

To assist associates who choose to adopt children, WellPoint reimburses up to $5,000 of eligible expenses per adoption.

Dependent Care

To help associates with the costs of child care or elder care, WellPoint matches a percentage of each person’s contribution to a dependent day care flexible spending account. The associates’ contributions are made with pre-tax dollars.