SEATTLE, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy, sell,
rent and finance homes, today was named one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For® according to Great Place to Work® and
Fortune.
This highly competitive award is based on a rigorous analysis of
confidential survey responses from more than half a million current
employees of companies across the U.S. In that survey, conducted in
the fall of 2020, 95% of Zillow employees said Zillow is a great
place to work — 36 percentage points higher than the average U.S.
company.
The list paid particular attention to companies' leadership,
policies and benefits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Zillow
earned its ranking in part due to employee feedback on how
trustworthy, caring and fair the company is in times of crisis;
employees' physical, emotional and financial health; and the
company's broader community impact.
When the pandemic reached the United
States, Zillow made fast decisions to ensure employees could
manage their lives and work amid great uncertainty. The company has
set policies that keep employees safe, supported and productive,
including:
- Generous health and wellness benefits
- Stipends for home-office equipment
- Reimbursements for fitness equipment
- Time off to volunteer and vote, and the addition of Juneteenth
as a company holiday
- New resources, flexibility and leave options for parents and
other caregivers, including 15 hours of backup care and 10 days of
Caregiver Time Off that can be taken intermittently on top of
existing ample time off
- Existing and new resources for mental wellness, including
Wellspring Family Services at no additional cost, as well as free,
virtual OMWell "On-site Mental Well-being" Program counseling
sessions
Zillow was one of the first companies to announce an extended
work-from-home option for its thousands of employees, and ever
since, the company has been setting the standard for what
post-pandemic work looks like. Zillow's new distributed workforce
model builds upon the elements of its culture that attract
employees and ultimately keep them there — creating a more
inclusive, more personalized, more flexible and more efficient way
of working.
"The best workplaces meet employees where they are and set them
up for success. In this way, 2020 was a 'true colors' year. Office
perks like candy walls and skyscraper views suddenly became less
important, and a company's culture and values became the focal
point," said Zillow Group Chief People Officer Dan Spaulding. "Zillow has always been a great
place to work because of the people who work here — bold thinkers
and culture carriers who are reimagining real estate and helping
customers unlock life's next chapter. Receiving this accolade,
especially at this time, reflects Zillow's deep, unwavering
commitment to its employees."
The Fortune 100 accolade comes on the heels of Zillow's
announcement of plans to hire more than 2,000 new employees
nationwide. The majority of these new or coming-soon roles are open
to prospective employees regardless of where they live in the U.S.
Find more information about open positions on Zillow's Careers
site.
This is Zillow's second appearance on the list of 100 Best
Companies to Work For®, having ranked in 2019. Zillow has also been
named multiple times by Fortune and Great Place to Work among the
Best Workplaces for Parents, Best Workplaces for Millennials, Best
Workplaces in Technology, Best Workplaces for Women and Best
Workplaces for Diversity.
Great Place to Work is the only company culture award in America
that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated.
Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great
employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability
status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role
is.
About Zillow Group:
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate
to make it easier to unlock life's next chapter.
As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates
offer customers an on-demand experience for selling, buying,
renting or financing with transparency and nearly seamless
end-to-end service. Zillow Offers® buys and sells homes directly in
dozens of markets across the country, allowing sellers control over
their timeline. Zillow Home Loans™, our affiliate lender, provides
our customers with an easy option to get pre-approved and secure
financing for their next home purchase. Zillow recently launched
Zillow Homes, Inc., a licensed brokerage entity, to streamline
Zillow Offers transactions.
Zillow Group's brands, affiliates and subsidiaries include
Zillow®; Zillow Offers®; Zillow Premier Agent®; Zillow Home Loans™;
Zillow Closing Services™; Zillow Homes, Inc.; Trulia®; Out East®;
StreetEasy® and HotPads®. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal
Housing Lender, NMLS #10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org).
About the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®:
Great Place to Work® selected the Fortune 100 Best Companies to
Work For® by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses
from over a half a million employees at Great Place to
Work-Certified™ organizations across the country. Company rankings
are derived from 75 employee experience questions within the Great
Place to Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology.
To get on this list next year, start here.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace
culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million
employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what
makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform
empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and
insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything
they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping
every organization become a great place to work For All™.
Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram.
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