{"359821":{"#nid":"359821","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USG Perks Program Offers New Employee Discounts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EDiscounted movie tickets, flights, and gym memberships are just a few of the hundreds of offers now available to Georgia Tech employees through the new USG Perks program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe University System of Georgia (USG) added this free program as a benefit this year for all employees, including temporary workers. The progam includes savings at national retailers such as Macy\u2019s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Under Armour, DSW, Shoes.com, Williams-Sonoma, Best Buy, and Lowes, as well as local Atlanta restaurants.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EAll purchases must be made through the website in order to receive the discounts, and employees earn points for every dollar spent on the website. These points can eventually be redeemed for free gifts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EEmployees can register using their Georgia Tech email address at \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/usg.edu\/hr\/benefits\/usg_perks\u0022\u003Eusg.edu\/hr\/benefits\/usg_perks\u003C\/a\u003E. Once signed up, users can also invite up to five non-USG employees, such as family members or friends, to join and enjoy the benefits of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EDiscounted movie tickets, flights, and gym memberships are just a few of the hundreds of offers now available to Georgia Tech employees through the new USG Perks program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Discounted movie tickets, flights, and gym memberships are just a few of the hundreds of offers now available to Georgia Tech employees through the new USG Perks program."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-01-05 15:51:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/hr\/benefits\/usg_perks","title":"USG Perks"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"113311","name":"beenfits"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"8122","name":"Office of Human Resources"},{"id":"8726","name":"OHR"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"},{"id":"1966","name":"usg"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rachael.pocklington@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}