11 Companies offering benefits for part-time employees

[Hugabear]

2. Some of those are pretty nice. Would love to see more companies adopt this attitude.

Lands' End
This clothing company gives its part-time workers dental, vision and life insurance benefit options, as well as discounts on merchandise from Lands' End and its parent company, Sears. It also offers employees special deals at area attractions, like theme parks, and provides workers with access to the on-site fitness facility and backup child care center at its home base in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

Staples
After 90 days of work, part-timers have access to most of Staples’ employee benefits, which include medical, dental, life, vision and disability insurance to workers and their families. Staples also gives workers generous discounts on wireless products and services, online retailers and, strangely enough, theater tickets. Getting discounted theater tix from an office supply store seems a bit odd, but hey—we’ll take it.

Costco
Costco workers who average 20 hours a week for 180 days become eligible for the company's health care, which includes dental and medical coverage. You may also be able to get discounted co-payments on generic medications that can be low as $5, and co-pays capped at 15% for brand-name drugs. Part-timers may also be able to take advantage of Costco’s in-house optical centers for vision care.