Health and Safety

The health of our employees and their families is very important to us. The robust benefits that all employees enjoy reflect this belief.

Our programs focus on prevention – we offer 100 percent coverage for preventive care in one of our US health care options, and we actively encourage our employees to pursue healthy lifestyles, thereby enhancing their own wellbeing and workplace productivity.

The McGraw-Hill Companies contributes to 80 percent of healthcare costs and offers a progressive system across 5 salary bands making its healthcare benefits more accessible to its employees. In the past year we have had a 15 percent increase in the targeted population taking advantage of prevention programs such as mammograms and HPVV vaccinations.

Our anti-smoking, weight loss, and exercise initiatives provide employees with the resources and support they need to reach personal wellness goals.

Our businesses do not involve heavy manufacturing or other activities that place employees at great personal risk. Therefore, we deal with very minimal on-the-job injuries. We do, however, actively encourage our employees to avoid repeated stress injuries, and provide extensive information on the subject, not to mention ergonomically correct office equipment.

"After 24 years of smoking, I finally decided that I wanted to quit. I had realized that if I continued to smoke, I probably would not get to see my young sons grow up or enjoy my eventual retirement with my wife. However, I knew that I couldn't do it alone. After many failed attempts at quitting on my own, I researched the McGraw-Hill Healthy Living policy regarding smoking cessation. With the assistance of Free & Clear, I was finally able to quit. This February, I will celebrate my first year of being "smoke-free!" -- Employee feedback on health benefits