Corporate needs to stop into the Canton site - Anonymous employee UL Solutions Employee Review

1.0
Apr 27, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Part of a large organization with great values and ideas.

Cons

Canton operations are silo’ed from the rest of them organization. There is no sense of pride working at this site. Management is quick to layoff to make end of year sales numbers, and then rehire the same employees back at the beginning of the year (Nov 2019). The thought of running a successful business by other means, such as contracts with clients, raising costs of services, etc, takes second seat to treating employees like they are disposable (layoffs and un-approving already approved vacation time to forcing employees to work around the clock -Dec 2019). UL has treated their employees terribly during the COVID-19 crisis. Originally they were given additional sick time to cover if we needed self-quarantine, after a few weeks UL took the sick time back. Employees are being forced to use vacation time to prevent layoffs, though another round of layoffs is inevitable. Employees are being threatened to with large pay cuts and layoffs if sales numbers aren’t achieved, yet being told to come to work and social distance. Leaderships does not exist at this site, they have all worked from home, leaving the lab personnel to run the site., with the exception of the site operations leader who has isolated himself in the back part of the building with “do not enter” signs to keep everyone away.

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UL Solutions Response
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Thank you so much to you, and all of UL’s essential workers, that continue to work in our labs to ensure products and services remain safe for consumers around the world. This is always at the core of UL’s mission, and all the more important now, when so many are spending more time in their homes. In these unprecedented times of COVID, like all companies, UL is doing its best to make decisions keeping both employee safety and business continuity in mind. We have asked any employees who can work from home to do so, strictly in an effort to limit unnecessary exposure. Our dedicated employees who work in our lab environments need to be onsite in order to complete their work, which are deemed essential services. We continue to provide the necessary protective gear and have been conducting additional sanitizing and cleaning of all working spaces and lab environments. In the location you reference, we have purposefully blocked off the cubicle/office section of the building so that the cleaning service can spend additional time sanitizing the lab and common areas. UL has provided meal stipends, additional sick leave and continues to work hard to preserve salaries and jobs. We would encourage you to please reach out to your HR representative to discuss any concern you may have, or email us at talent.acquisition@ul.com and we will ensure you get connected with the right person.

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