Nation’s Largest Bereaved Parent, Sibling Organization Recognizes 31 Compassionate Employers
In a nation where many companies fail in their duty to provide genuine, caring support when an employee has a child, sibling, or grandchild die, thirty-one businesses and organizations are being recognized by The Compassionate Friends in 2005 for doing just that. Recipients of Compassionate Employer Recognition, awarded annually, are acknowledged for going above and beyond the normal policies of most companies in helping their employees when the death of a child has occurred.
Oakbrook, IL (PRWEB) February 28, 2005 -- In the face of apathy among many
companies toward employees who have experienced the death of a child, sibling,
or grandchild, thirty-one employers from across the United States have been
recognized by the Board of Directors of The Compassionate Friends for showing
extra sensitivity to bereaved employees. The Compassionate Friends is the
nation’s largest self-help bereavement organization with nearly 600 chapters
covering all 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.
Generally nominated by the persons they have directly helped, these
employers are receiving the 2005 Compassionate Employer Recognition for going
above and beyond the normal policies of most companies in helping their
employees when the death of a child occurred.
The
criteria for Compassionate Employer Recognition include, but are not limited
to:
• Corporate policies that reflect a compassionate
attitude toward bereaved parents, siblings, and
grandparents.
• Personal support extended by management
team toward the bereaved employees following the child’s
death.
• Caring attitudes demonstrated by employer’s entire
workforce.
• Flexibility in work assignments and evaluation
of job performance during the stress and personal pain associated with the death
of a child.
• All other acts of compassion that bereaved
parents and siblings will forever remember.
Recipients
of the 2005 Compassionate Employer Recognition are: Advanta Bank Corp., Spring
House, PA; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; Animal Medical
Center, Ellensburg, WA; Aronoff, Rosen & Hunt, Cincinnati, OH; Bechtel SAIC,
Las Vegas, NV; Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, Cañon City, CO; Cox
Communications-Omaha, Omaha, NE; Creve Coeur Camera, St. Louis, MO; Derse
Exhibits, Waukegan, IL; dice.com, Urbandale, IA; Emerson, Corey & Barsotti,
Fresno, CA; Fukuji & Lum Physical Therapy Associates, Inc., Kailua, HI;
HeartLove Place Ministries, Milwaukee, WI; Hendricks Regional Health, Danville,
IN; Homefield Financial, Irvine, CA; Huff Elementary School, S.D.U-46, Elgin,
IL; La Gondola Spaghetti House, Morton, IL; Lake Shore Cryotronics, Westerville,
OH; Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL; New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH;
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, LA; Oak Ridge Associated Universities,
Oak Ridge, TN; Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee, FL; Pepper Hamilton LLP,
Philadelphia, PA; PIP Printing & Documenting Services-Greensboro,
Greensboro, NC; Salem Central School District, Salem, NY; Sewickley Valley
Hospital, Sewickley, PA; United Community Independence Programs, Meadville, PA;
University of Arizona, Cognitive Science Program, Tucson, AZ; The Village,
Hudson, IL; Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Grand Canyon, AZ.
This is the fifth year for recognition of employers,
with recipients jumping from three the first year to the current 31 this year.
“For most newly bereaved parents, grief is not limited to their homes.
It accompanies them to their workplaces, their churches, and their communities,”
said TCF Board President Patrick Malone. “How those places respond has a major
impact on how well and how quickly bereaved parents are able to manage their
grief. Employers play an important role in the positive resolution of grief and
it is gratifying to see these examples in both the public and private sector
responding with compassion and understanding.”
The Compassionate Friends
has a mission to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief
following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help
others be supportive. To contact The Compassionate Friends, call toll-free
877-969-0010 or visit the TCF national website at www.compassionatefriends.org. A nomination form for
Compassionate Employer Recognition can be downloaded from the website.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb213209.htm