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SEPTA is partnering with TOOTRiS to offer an easy to access platform for their employees to find childcare services.
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SEPTA partnered with TOOTRiS to provide childcare benefits to its workforce.
The strategic alliance underscores SEPTA’s commitment to support its working parents and enhancing employee satisfaction while also addressing the critical need for accessible childcare options.
Providing comprehensive employee benefits has become paramount for attracting and retaining top talent in today’s job market.
Studies show that employees with access to quality childcare are more productive, experience lower absenteeism, and demonstrate greater job satisfaction. Offering child care benefits has proven to be a key differentiator in recruitment efforts, particularly within industries like transportation.
SEPTA’s new childcare benefit will provide employees with available and competitive childcare solutions.
“By simplifying the childcare search process, we can help our 1,800 employees with children 12 and under find available childcare,” said Chief Human Resources Officer Stephanie Deiger.
SEPTA employees gain access to the TOOTRiS platform, which allows them to search many childcare providers, choose flexible scheduling options, and see real-time inventory of available childcare slots up to a year in advance.
TOOTRiS is the first company to offer employers a comprehensive turnkey childcare benefits platform that includes state-licensed childcare providers, drop-in or emergency care, before/after-school programs, summer camps, tutoring, extracurricular activities, babysitters, nannies, and more.
“SEPTA’s decision to provide childcare benefits meets the Authority’s Strategic Plan of honoring our employees by providing top notch benefits, support and acknowledgement of the challenges working families have,” said SEPTA CEO/GM Leslie S. Richards.
The partnership alleviates the logistical challenges of balancing work and family responsibilities and ensures that SEPTA employees can focus on their professional duties with peace of mind.
As SEPTA and TOOTRiS join forces to provide childcare benefits within the public transportation industry, they are setting a precedent for prioritizing the well-being of their workforce.
This partnership represents a significant step forward in redefining employee benefits and underscores SEPTA’s commitment to driving innovation in all aspects of its operations.
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