Grand Plaza and Beachcomber Beach Resort Employees

04/28/2020

This is great news! The Pinellas County Commissioners have approved the beaches to re-open on Monday morning at 7am! Pools will re-open on Thursday! We will be able to bring the team back in stages as we ramp up for this re-opening. Can't wait to have everyone back soon! Stay tuned for the next steps!!

Beaches have been closed for several weeks.

03/25/2020

Hey everyone! So this is what we have been waiting to hear about. Pinellas county issued a "safer at home" resolution. This is not the same as a state wide "Shelter in Place" mandate. Review the story below for details and practice safe social distancing as always!

Pinellas County officials decided to issue a "safer-at-home" resolution for residents to safely practice social distancing as the county finds ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. It begins Thursday.

03/25/2020

This announcement also came this morning for Tampa residents - A shelter in place order that goes into effect on Thursday. We will be keeping an eye on what Mayor Kriseman is going to do in St. Pete and keep you updated.

The mayor of Tampa announced she will issue a stay-at-home order later Wednesday for city residents. It will go into effect midnight Thursday.

03/25/2020

This is fantastic news!! They finally passed the bill!! 😁

The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced an agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.

03/21/2020

ALL Benchmark employees, regardless of full time or part time status or benefits eligibility, have access to EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

I encourage everyone to use this program. It is a great resource and benefit.

In addition, here are a few items from LifeWorks that may be helpful during this time:

Information is being updated daily on login.lifeworks.com where you can access the most recent articles, podcasts, toolkits and resources.
For example:
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Toolkit
COVID-19 Resources
Protecting Your Well-being During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Infographic)
Resilience During a Disease Outbreak, Epidemic, or Pandemic
What is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Preventive Measures: Best practices for handwashing (Infographic)
Managing Concerns and Anxieties about Infectious Diseases at Work
When You or Your Children Are Upset by News Reports
Investment Anxiety: Coping with a Volatile Market
Practice Happy Habits to Boost Your Psychological Well-Being
Making the Transition to Working from Home
Managing and Coaching Virtual Teams audio tip
Coping with Loneliness
Setting Work-Life Boundaries When You Work from Home
Transition Shock: Dealing with Changes in Our Work and Personal Lives

Download the LifeWorks app today
for convenient access to well-being support!
To log in with the LifeWorks mobile app. Download the app by searching for “LifeWorks” in the App Store or Google Play. After downloading the app, click Sign up.
Enter the invitation code BMC-(your employee ID).
For example if your employee ID is 101 your sign up code would be BMC-101
Follow the prompts to create your own personal login.

03/21/2020

It has been a rapid influx of constant information coming at you. We will continue to send concise updated information, timely!

Federal, state and local representatives are working on multiple items as we navigate through this pandemic. As information becomes available, we will share it with you.

Here’s what they’re saying:

We are committed to providing you the following:
*Easy to read reference sheet for Business Resources
*Easy to read and understand Employee assistance and resources
*Communication on relief packages

We are asking policy makers to consider:
*Extension of additional tax payment dates outside of federal (Intangible, Sales tax, property tax)
*Tax credits
*Create and implement satellite or virtual rooms to assist businesses and employees to complete assessments, surveys, grants, etc..
*Industry specific incentive - financial assistance programs that are NOT loans; increase un employment calculations

Federal Government is working on:
*3 Billion in relief and a small business stimulus effort
*SBA $18 billion to offer loans
*Working with banks to defer payments up to 6 months

03/21/2020

Following some recent news. Updates happen regularly and we are working to stay on top of the changes as they occur.

So far, California, New York and Illinois are the only U.S. states to issue their versions of the stay-at-home ordinance as of Friday night.

03/21/2020

Please be sure to apply for unemployment benefits once you have exhausted your PTO and vacation time. You can apply online at:

03/21/2020

Good morning everyone! I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe out there! I wanted to make sure you all had some very important information regarding benefits during this time. If you are currently enrolled in any of the medical, dental, vision, critical Illness or supplemental life insurance, your coverage will continue. You will still be responsible to pay your weekly premiums that you normally pay. Refer to you paystubs for exact amounts. You can arrange to make payments through HR or Accounting. If you are using vacation hours, the deductions will continue as normal from your check. If you have zero hours and no vacation, that is when you will need to arrange payments. Feel free to reach out via email with any questions or concerns regarding benefit payments.
[email protected] or [email protected]

03/20/2020

Be sure to update your personal information in Workday - your phone number, address, mailing address are all important forms of communication.