Expanded Work/Life Programs

Raytheon's robust offering of work/life resources and services has grown over the past year with new programs addressing the diverse needs of employees and their families.

LifeResources Coaching has rapidly become a very popular program, as employees have embraced its easy access and flexible array of free services to help manage personal and professional concerns.

September 2007 marked the debut of Connect and Join, a new online resource for families of military personnel deployed overseas. Features include secure e-mail, journals, a secure web page for posting photos, and other convenient services to help families stay in touch. To date, 140 families have participated.

Finally, in cooperation with Bright Horizons, Raytheon launched the Back-Up Care Advantage Program, with a New England pilot in 2007 and a companywide rollout in early 2008. Back-Up Care provides subsidized emergency care for families whose regular arrangements for children or elders break down. The program provides replacement care within three to four hours so that employees don’t have to use personal time off when their regular care arrangements aren’t available. The pilot study surpassed its goal of a 90 percent success rate.