KPMG LLP’s Burlington Office has been honored with the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility. The award recognizes KPMG’s use of flexibility and other aspects of workplace effectiveness as a workplace strategy to increase business and employee success.
This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), recognizes employers of all sizes and types in Vermont and across the country.
‘We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our workplace practices,’ said Renee Bourget-Place, managing partner of KPMG’s Burlington office. ‘At KPMG, we understand that supporting flexibility is important to maintaining our status as an employer of choice and great place to build a career. We have a wonderful team of professionals and feel honored to be breaking the mold for the profession. Our people, including our management team, truly respect their individual team members and understand the importance of leading by example.’
Nationally, KPMG offices across the country have consistently been recognized for the firm’s overall support for flexibility in the workplace.
Workplace flexibility ‘ such as flextime, part-time work, and compressed workweeks ‘ has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while also benefiting employees. Flexibility in combination with other aspects of an effective workplace’such as learning opportunities and supervisor support for job success’can have a powerful impact on employee engagement and motivation.
‘Our research consistently finds that employees in effective and flexible workplaces have greater engagement on the job and greater desire to stay with their organization. In addition, they report lower stress levels and better overall health,’ said Ellen Galinsky, FWI president.
The Sloan Awards are unique for their rigorous, two-step selection process, which involves an evaluation of employers’ flexibility programs and practices, and a confidential employee survey on the key ingredients of an effective and flexible workplace. All applicants are measured against national norms from the National Study of Employers.
‘As a recipient of the 2013 Sloan Award, KPMG ranks among the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,’ Galinsky said. ‘In addition, what makes this honor so special is that their employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace.’
When Work Works is a national project to educate the business community on the value of workplace flexibility by sharing research and promising practices, and conducting the annual Sloan Awards. It is an ongoing initiative of FWI and SHRM.
For more information about the When Work Works initiative and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, visit www.whenworkworks.org
Burlington, VT, (September 10, 2013) ‘ KPMG