Forbes: UH named one of the nation’s top employers

The University of Hawaii System has been recognized as one of the best employers in Hawaii in a new national ranking by Forbes. In his “America’s Best Employers by State»List published on August 24, EUH ranked seventh overall and fifth among local employers in Hawaii.

Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey 80,000 Americans working for companies with 500 or more employees (about 65 companies in Hawaii and over 40,000 nationwide). The surveys were conducted on an ongoing basis from October 2020 to June 2021. The final list ranks the 1,328 employers who received the most referrals.

Rankings are based on a variety of criteria, including competitive compensation, opportunities for advancement, and others related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as a safe work environment and openness to the workplace. telework. Respondents were also asked how likely they would be to recommend their employer to others and to name organizations in industries other than their own.

“It has been one of the most difficult years in recent memory, so I am incredibly proud of the resilience, passion and commitment of all of our employees who come together to serve. Hawaii when our state needs us the most ”, EUH President David Lasner noted. “It is an incredible honor for EUH be recognized for providing an environment in which our faculty, staff and administrators have been able to support students and communities across the islands.