Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Awarded to Verizon Wireless for Sixth Consecutive Year
Posted on June 19, 2008
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LAUREL, Md., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless has received
double honors from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence, a nonprofit group
dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding workplaces. For the sixth
consecutive year, the Alliance presented Verizon Wireless with its
Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, which recognizes visionary employers
that view workplace excellence as a strategic business imperative.
The company was also named a 2008 Health & Wellness Trailblazer, an
award initiated to honor employers demonstrating exemplary commitment to
the overall physical and mental health of their workforce.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected after a
comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panel of
professors, Ph.D. students of business, and industrial and organizational
psychology and human resources professionals.
“We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizing that creating a sustained
culture of workplace excellence makes good business sense,” said Fiona
Gathright, acting executive director of the Alliance for Workplace
Excellence. “Each of the selected winners strives to raise the bar for
workplace excellence and demonstrates to the business community that
workplace excellence is not just a ‘nice thing to do’ but is a strategic
business imperative for financial success.”
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its programs
addressing the work/life needs of employees. Nationally, the company has
been named one of Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies for Working
Mothers” for six years in a row, and Health Magazine named the company one
of 10 U.S. employers to best help women balance their professional and
personal responsibilities.
Verizon Wireless Regional President Tami Erwin said, “As the mother of
two teenagers, I’ve been fortunate to take advantage of Verizon Wireless’
family-friendly policies which have allowed me and thousands of my fellow
employees to strike the right work/life balance. We’re proud to receive
this award recognizing our workplace and our culture. We put a premium on
our work environment and on our employees’ health and well being, and I’m
happy that others have recognized it.”
Verizon Wireless’ Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover
facility, and many of the company’s nationwide workplaces have fitness
centers employing one or more coaches who promote employee fitness. The
centers offer personal training, nutrition seminars, and a range of
exercise classes including Pilates for Pregnancy, a class exclusively for
expectant mothers. In addition, moms-to-be can participate in online
physician seminars throughout their pregnancies and take advantage of
on-site lactation rooms after their babies are born.
Locally, the company has been recognized by the Baltimore Business
Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as one of the best
regional workplaces.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 67.2 million customers. Headquartered in Basking
Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:
VOD). For more information, go to: http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and
request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About The Alliance for Workplace Excellence
The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, (AWE), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization founded by Montgomery County, Maryland and Discovery
Communication, LLC. The organization is funded by Montgomery County,
Chamber of Commerce, and is sponsored by MyEyeDr., Alliant Insurance
Strategies, and Wellness Corporate Solutions. For more information contact
Liz Sobrino at Liz@wellnesscorporatesolutions.org.
SOURCE Verizon Wireless
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