• The National Study of the Changing U.S. Workforce released by the nonprofit research organization Families and Work Institute found the average worker spends 44 hours per week on the job and 36% of workers say they often feel completely used up at the end of the workday.

• According to a 2001 Workspan report, Shifts in Work and Home Life Boundaries, 75% of employees say they take care of personal responsibilities while on the job, and 36% say they take care of personal responsibilities at work daily.

• Of Fortune Magazines’ 100 Best Companies to Work For, 26% offer personal concierge services to their employees. These are companies that have moved beyond thinking that employee’s personal problems are strictly personal.

• As quoted in HR Magazine, concierge services are sited as a smart investment, one that pays off in easier recruitment and retention and better blend of personal and professional life.

Concierge services can save employees three hours, on average, per errand or request. The concierge helps by picking up dry cleaning, running errands, researching and providing referrals, and ordering dinner as a few examples.

Companies are investing in concierge services such as those offered by A-Z Personal and Event Concierges to help employees maintain balance in their lives and to enhance company profits. A-Z Personal and Event Concierges is a one-stop company where clients send their To-Do List and then consider it done. Instead of making hundreds of telephone calls at the office or from home using up valuable time, our clients just make one call to us. Employer advantages to offering these services include: boosts in employee morale, decreased absenteeism, improved employee retention, increased productivity. Providing concierge services is an excellent way to reward employees.

According to the Boston Business Journal, “corporate concierges…an outsourcing extension of the companies for which they work, offer the travel and event-planning services that many companies once kept in house.” A-Z Personal & Event Concierges can meet your corporate concierge needs: business receptions and open houses, accommodations and entertainment for out of town guests, travel arrangements and dinners with important clients. Please contact us for a unique concierge service package to meet your requirements.