When Work Works Award

2015-2016 Award Cycle

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• National initiative, led by the partnership of the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

• The goal is to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by reinventing their workplaces.

• The initiative administers the annual When Work Works Award, which recognizes exemplary employers for creating effective and flexible workplaces to increase business and employee success.

What Is When Work Works?

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• Conduct original research on the practices, programs and benefits provided by U.S. employers through the National Study of Employers;

• Share rigorous research and employer best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility;

• Inspire local employers to create more flexible and effective workplaces to benefit both business and employees; and

• Recognize exemplary employers through the When Work Works Award and local community events.

What Is the Mission of When Work Works?

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• As the major outreach arm of the When Work Works initiative, Community Partners

- connect community leaders from business, media and government to create change and make the community case for effective and flexible workplaces and

- furthers the mission of When Work Works by promoting best practices and When Work Works award winners

• To view the list of partners:

- http://www.whenworkworks.org/community-partners

What Is the Role of WWW Community Partners?

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• Applicants receive:- customized benchmarking report comparing your

worksite to competitors locally and across U.S.

• Winners receive:- local and national media attention for the things you’re

doing to create an effective and flexible workplace;

- kudos at public events; and

- inclusion in When Work Works, Families and Work Institute, and the Society for Human Resource Management websites as top employers to help you attract the best employees.

• Complete your application between August 17 and November 6, 2015.

• No fee to apply and receive the benchmarking report!

• For details go to: WhenWorkWorks.org/about-the-award

Why Apply for the When Work Works Award?

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Eligibility Requirements

• A minimum of 10 employees must work at or report to the applying U.S. site.

- The definition of an employee includes all employees who receive a W-2 form.

• The organization must have been in operation in the U.S. for at least one year.

Program Details

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Round 1: EmployER Application/Survey• Employers submit an online application about the flexibility programs

and practices at their worksite (about 25 minutes).

• For employers with more than one location, each site can submit a separate application and is judged and awarded the Award independently.

- Responses provided by the employer are then measured against a nationally representative sample of employers, based on Families and Work Institute’s ongoing National Study of Employers.

• Employers that rank among the top 20% of employers in the U.S., when compared with this national data, are selected as finalists and move on to Round 2.

Program Details (cont’d)

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Scoring• Of those surveyed in Round 2, a 40% response rate is required

before a worksite can be scored.

• The final scoring heavily weights the experience of employees:

- one third of the final score depends on the employers’ responses

- two thirds of the score is determined by the employees’ responses.

• There is no minimum or maximum number of Award recipients. Winners located in one of the community partner’s area, will receive an Award at a local recognition event.

Program Details (cont’d)

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Round 2: EmployEE Survey• If invited to participate…

- Employees complete a survey (about 25 minutes) on their individual use of and experiences with flexibility and other aspects of an effective workplace, the supportiveness of their workplace culture and whether they perceive any negative consequences for using flexibility at their workplace.

- For organizations with fewer than 250 employees at the worksite, all employees (including the person submitting the application) are surveyed.

- For sites with 250 or more employees, a random sample of 250 employees is surveyed using the email list provided by the employer

Program Details (cont’d)

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Deadlines for each stage of the process

When Work Works Award Timelines

2015-2016 WWW Award Cycle Start Date and End Date

Round 1 Employer Application 08/17/2015 - 11/06/2015

Round 1 Finalists Announced 12/07/2015 - 12/11/2015

Round 2 Finalists Submit Employee Email List 12/14/2015 - 01/08/2016

Round 2 Employee Survey 02/01/2016 - 02/26/2016

2016 When Work Works Award Winners Announced 04/25/2016 - 04/29/2016

• For application status and to join our email list contact:WhenWorkWorks@FamiliesAndWork.org

• For program details go to:WhenWorkWorks.org/about-the-award

• To join the #workflex conversation:Twitter: @WhenWorkWorks @FWINews and @SHRMPressLinkedin.com/company/families-and-work-institute Facebook.com/FWINews

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