2017 Honor Roll Company Profiles
Each Honor Roll employer demonstrates a number of Best Practices. Read some stellar examples from two of the 2017 Honor Roll celebrants of what makes Honor Roll companies Companies That Care!
Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc.: http://www.efleets.com
Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. has been named to the Honor Roll for 11 consecutive years and is the second employer to reach this milestone! Since its inception, the company has had Founding Values that mirror the 10 Characteristics of Socially Responsible Employers and that serve as a plumbline for its business activities. Those in the company truly believe great things happen when everyone listens to each other and to customers. This employer is committed to employee retention and work/life balance. To demonstrate that commitment, the company provided a commuting stipend to employees who had to relocate to a different office. They also provide laptops and other technological resources to give employees some flexibility about where and when they work. Enterprise Fleet Management has goals of being culturally adept and to having a workforce that mirrors the communities it serves. A local Diveristy and Inclusion team ensures people of color and women are mentored and encouraged to network within the company to learn about best practices and strategies for success. Enterprise’s commitment to diversity and inclusion extends to its suppliers and to its volunteerism efforts. They often involve business partners in the latter as a way to make an even greater positive impact on communities.
Sysmex America, Inc.: http://www.sysmex.com
Sysmex America, Inc. (SAI), on the Honor Roll for 9 years, has a strong focus on employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and community support. Knowing that customer engagement can be affected by how employees feel about their employer, SAI makes significant investments in development, total compensation, and recognition programs. The company’s development programs help prepare leaders of others to be skilled in doing so, enable employees to earn degrees as well as enhance their skills, and are delivered online or in classrooms. SAI offers a competitive benefits program and provides employees opportunities to participate in a variety of wellness programs. Teamwork and collaboration are part of the organization’s DNA and helps employees across the company build relationships while achieving business objectives. One outcome to SAI’s investment in its employees is that its customer loyalty is among the highest in SAI’s industry. The rising cost of benefits has shown to be an example of how SAI takes into account the human toll when making business decisions. Without cost shifting to employees, SAI leadership has improved upon its benefits program resulting in an 89% satisfaction rating from employees. Additionally, rather than relocate operations in order to get more maufacturing capacity, the company identified ways to expand in its current locations, thus preventing a potentially negative impact on employees and the risk of losing great talent. Employees partner with charities to strengthen communities for all residents. AIM High, Habitat for Humanity, and the Chicago Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are a few of SAI’s philanthropic endeavors. In all that it does, this growing medical diagnostics company of 1020 employees strives to maintain a “triple bottom-line” focus and keeps that in front of employees with regular communications and reinforcement of wins.