Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) was recently named one of Working
Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies. This
is the 19th year that Prudential has made the
list demonstrating the company’s long-standing
commitment to family friendly benefits and supportive workplaces.
With more employees taking advantage of alternative work arrangements
including flextime and telecommuting, Prudential’s
work/life benefits help busy employees effectively manage competing
personal and workplace demands. Employees have a menu of programs such
as onsite and back-up child care facilities and elder care options, to
better manage their day-to-day responsibilities. Prudential also offers
adoption aid for eligible expenses and foster care benefits for
employees.
“Our employees tell us that having access to
programs that help them better manage their lives is very important,”
says Maureen Corcoran, vice president, Diversity. “That’s
why we offer the variety of benefits and opportunities that we do –
we know it presents a compelling value proposition to our working
mothers and all employees. ”
According to Suzanne Riss, Editor in Chief, Working Mother
magazine, “Prudential knows that their
investment pays for itself through employee loyalty and they realize
that productivity depends as much on satisfied staffers as on smart
processes. By helping employees manage their work/life demands, Prudential
is creating a highly motivated workforce.”
Prudential was selected for the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
based on an extensive application with more than 500 questions. The
application included detailed questions and measurements about workforce
profile, compensation, child care, flexibility, time off and leaves,
family-friendly programs, and company culture. For this year’s
100 Best, particular weight was given to family-friendly policies,
flexibility, leave policies and benefits for part-timers.
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with
approximately $638 billion of assets under management as of June 30,
2008, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin
America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management
expertise, Prudential is focused on helping approximately 50 million
individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth.
The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an
icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the
test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and
services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related
services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.
For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com/.
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Nacema Blake, 973-802-5405
Nacema.Blake@prudential.com
