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The Benefits of Hosting an Employee Retreat

September 1, 2022

Via: SHRM

When the pandemic first started, most companies asked their employees to work remotely—and Merit was no exception.

“We used to be an in-person company, so our traditional structure of knowledge transfer was in person,” said Eliza White, vice president of people operations at the Millbrae, Calif.-based identity verification company with 100 employees. “COVID pushed us fully remote quite quickly without giving us time to thoughtfully transition to remote knowledge and culture transfer.”

This past July, the company finally gathered again in person for a companywide retreat, where employees engaged in team-building activities and spend time together socially.

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