Prudential Inducted Into Working Mother 100 Best Companies Hall Of Fame.NEWARK, N.J. -- Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PRU PRU Prudential Financial PRU Pupil Referral Unit PRU Photographic Reconnaissance Unit PRU Potomac Rugby Union (Washington, DC) PRU Provincial Reconnaissance Unit PRU Projets de Rénovation Urbaine PRU Pruhonice ) was inducted into Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies Hall of Fame for its work/life offerings and for being listed on the Working Mother Top 100 companies list for the past 16 years. "Prudential is very proud to be inducted into Working Mother magazine's Hall of Fame," said Sharon Taylor, senior vice president, Corporate Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . "This award recognizes our ongoing commitment to quality programs and services that help employees manage their personal and professional lives." To qualify as a Hall of Fame inductee, a company must have been named to the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list for 15 years or more and appear on the 2005 Working Mother 100 Best list. Prudential has appeared on the list for 16 years, six of those as a top 10 company. "We are thrilled to bestow this special Hall of Fame recognition upon Prudential - a company that truly represents the best of the best," said Susan Lapinski, Working Mother's editor-in-chief. "It is our hope that other companies nationwide will follow Prudential's exceptional leadership and example when it comes to fostering the recruitment, retention and advancement of working mothers." Currently Prudential provides a number of work/life programs and services including child care/parenting resources, adoption and foster care assistance, elder care, alternative work arrangements, continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). and employee support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Prudential Financial companies, with approximately $511 billion in total assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of June 30, 2005, serve individual and institutional customers worldwide and include The Prudential Insurance Company of America, one of the largest life insurance companies 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. . These companies offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension and retirement related services and administration, asset management, securities brokerage, banking and trust services, real estate brokerage franchises and relocation services. For more information, visit www.prudential.com. |
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