FosterThomas HR Consulting Receives Prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility

ANNAPOLIS, MD, September 07, 2012 (Press-News.org) FosterThomas, Inc., has been honored with the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility for its use of flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success.

This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management, recognizes employers of all sizes and types in the Mid-Atlantic and across the country.

"We are honored to receive this recognition for our workplace practices," said Tom Bedard, President and Founder of FosterThomas, Inc. "As a company devoted to results driven solutions in Human Resource Management, our internal policies and procedures are built to increase workforce efficiencies and cost containment strategies for ourselves and our clients and partners. We are proud to practice flexible workplace methods to ensure employee happiness, productivity, and retention."

Workplace flexibility — such as flextime, part-time work and compressed workweeks — has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while also benefiting employees.

"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, president of Families and Work Institute.

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. All applicants are measured against national norms from the National Study of Employers.

"As a recipient of the 2012 Sloan Award, FosterThomas, Inc. ranks in 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 the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.

For more information about the When Work Works project and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, visit http://www.whenworkworks.org

About FosterThomas, Inc.
FosterThomas is a leading professional services company that provides solutions in the areas of HR management, recruiting & staffing, employee benefits, business insurance and risk management. We help organizations by designing solutions to execute HR programs in an efficient and cost effective manner.

FosterThomas clients trust and rely on the advice and services offered by the exemplary HR professionals of FosterThomas.

For more information, please send an email to Info@FosterThomas.com, call +1.800.372.3626 or visit us on the Web at http://www.fosterthomas.com.

About When Work Works

When Work Works is a national initiative, led by the partnership of Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces. When Work Works is one of the foremost providers of resources, rigorous research and best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility in the nation. The initiative administers the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility annually, which recognize exemplary employers for using flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success. Visit http://www.whenworkworks.org and follow us on Twitter @FWINews and @SHRMPress.

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Phone: 800.372.3626