AWLP Announces 2008 Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award Recipients.Accenture, Ernst & Young and USAA USAA United Services Automobile Association USAA Urban Superintendents Association of America USAA United States Achievement Academy USAA United States Arbitration Act of 1925 USAA United States Axemen's Association USAA United States Air-Table-Hockey Association Recognized for Outstanding Work-Life Programs SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP AWLP Alliance for Work Life Progress ), an entity of WorldatWork dedicated to advancing work-life, recently announced the recipients of its 2008 Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award. Established in 1996, the Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award is the highest honor bestowed by AWLP, to recognize organizations that have developed outstanding programs that exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the work-life element of total rewards. This year's honorees are: Accenture, Ernst & Young and USAA. Accenture - Future Leave After extensive research on retaining a multigenerational mul·ti·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Of or relating to several generations: multigenerational family traditions. workforce, Accenture realized that the "work experience" needed to look past daily or weekly flexibility and address career flexibility. "Future Leave" offers an innovative alternative to the traditional leave of absence. Under Future Leave, Accenture employees are assured of a job when they return, can continue their benefit coverage at the same premium, and have the option of budgeting for the time away by having a percentage of earnings placed in a separate account. The pilot program, which was introduced to more than 30,000 U.S. employees in March 2007, was adopted as an ongoing program in Accenture's U.S. offices this past January. Ernst & Young - The Parents Network The Parents Network supports the needs of Ernst & Young (EY) parents of children with special needs. The increase in disabling dis·a·ble tr.v. dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles 1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of. 2. Law To render legally disqualified. conditions among children in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has major workplace implications. The Parents Network supports partners, staff and family members by offering a safe forum in which to share experiences, needs and concerns and receive support. The network offers insurance advocacy; educational program awareness; referral to Web site resources, providers, and local community groups; and sharing face-to-face, telephonically and electronically. They discuss career issues and personal and family adjustments related to parenting children with special needs. The experiences of these parents help maximize EY's investment in benefits and services for all its people. USAA - Personal Balance Tool The Personal Balance Tool (PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) ) was developed in 2006 as a one-stop, Web-based resource to help USAA employees and their family members achieve greater work-life balance The expression work-life balance was first used in 1986 in the US (although had been used in the UK from the late 1970s by organisations such as New Ways to Work and the Working Mother's Association) to help explain the unhealthy life choices that many people were making; they were . Users access the tool anonymously and can easily identify all available benefits that can help them achieve their personal and professional goals and successfully meet responsibilities at work and at home. Employees may choose whatever subject they seek to self-educate, including: * Benefits information, USAA product information and other services * Helpful articles and tip sheets * Suggestions to manage personal and work priorities * Guidance to address issues with a manager/supervisor * Suggestions for seeking professional assistance, including the Employee Assistance Program provided through Value Options and Work/Life Referral Program provided through Harris Rothenberg, International Recipients will be honored at a special luncheon on May 20 during the WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia. Past Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award recipients have included: American Business Collaboration, AT&T, Capital Metro Transportation Authority, City of Honolulu, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , University of California-Davis, Marriott, Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , United States Patent & Trademark Office, U.S. Army, and Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. . For more information about the Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award and its past recipients, visit www.awlp.org/award. About Alliance for Work-Life Progress([R]) Alliance for Work-Life Progress (www.awlp.org) is dedicated to advancing work-life as a business strategy integrating work, family and community. An entity of WorldatWork, AWLP defines and recognizes innovation and best practices, facilitates dialogue among various sectors and promotes work-life thought leadership. About WorldatWork[R] The Total Rewards Association WorldatWork (www.worldatwork.org) is an association of human resource professionals from FORTUNE 500 and other leading organizations worldwide focused on attracting, motivating and retaining employees. |
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