Committing to be "jerk-free" might get the attention, but it is several other workplace policies that helped
Plante & Moran, PLLC, the nation's 12th largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm, to be named to
FORTUNE Magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the 13th consecutive year.
According to Rich Antonini, managing partner of the Grand Rapids office, the "jerk-free" policy, attributed to a missive from founder Frank Moran, is part of a bigger picture. "We try hard to live up to the founders 'we care' philosophy," Antonini says.
Antonini outlines several specific work place policies that apply to interns and up.
"We have 100% flex time, parenting programs, parental leave, and on-site day care during tax season when employees work Saturdays," he says.
Antonini stresses that the core of Plante & Moran is their belief that the "whole person comes to work" and also cites a 'buddy system' serving a mentorship program for new hires as critical to keeping their workplace "jerk-free."
To pick the "100 Best Companies to Work For," FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute, conducting the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. The winners were announced today and the full list, which ranks Plante & Moran at 26, will appear in the Feb. 7 issue of FORTUNE magazine.
Source: Rich Antonini, Plante & Moran
Writer: John Rumery, Innovation and Jobs Editor
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