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PPA Honored For Exemplary Workplace Practices
ANN ARBOR – Public Policy Associates, Inc. has been honored with the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for the second year in a row.
This prestigious award recognizes employers of all sizes and types in Michigan and across the country that are using workplace flexibility as a strategy to increase effectiveness and yield positive business results.
“It is especially satisfying to win this award twice because it shows that workplace flexibility is our standard way of doing business,” said Jeffrey D. Padden, president of PPA. “We have a highly talented staff with diverse family and life situations. We are committed to providing the flexibility they need to produce the best possible work for our clients while also having a high quality of life outside of work.”
Public Policy Associates was one of 30 Michigan companies honored at an awards ceremony on October 7, 2010 in Ann Arbor.
The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the national When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and the Twiga Foundation. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Detroit Regional Chamber are the official When Work Works partners for the state of Michigan.
The selection process is rigorous. First, employers’ flexibility programs and practices are measured against national norms from Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers. Employees are then surveyed confidentially on their access to flexible work options, the supportiveness of the culture, and nationally tested measures of workplace effectiveness.
“As a recipient of the 2010 Sloan Award, Public Policy Associates ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies, and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,” states Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute. “In addition, what makes this honor so special is that employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace.”
Founded in 1991, Public Policy Associates, Incorporated (PPA) is a national public policy research, development, and evaluation firm located in Lansing, Michigan. The firm serves clients in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors at the national, state, and local levels by conducting research, analysis, and evaluation that supports informed strategic decision making. For more information, see www.publicpolicy.com.
ABOUT WHEN WORK WORKS
The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the When Work Works project,an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), and the Twiga Foundation. Through When Work Works, these partner organizations provide research, resources, and recognition to employers nationwide. www.whenworkworks.org