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Do you know or work for an organization that has great policies in place regarding employee growth, recognition, work life balance and health and safety? They could be the Ohio Psychological Association’s (OPA) next Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award winner!
OPA is now
accepting applications for its eighth annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Awards. This award recognizes businesses and organizations that demonstrate a
commitment to the psychological health and well-being of its employees.
"There are many benefits to
having a psychologically healthy workplace including financial savings, greater
job satisfaction and recruiting advantages for companies," said Robin
Graff-Reed, Ph.D., chair, OPA Psychologically Healthy
Workplace Committee. "We are proud to honor those workplaces that make its
employees’ lives less stressful and hope other organizations take note.”
Twenty
Awards will be given to up to six companies, one each
in the categories of large, medium and small for-profit companies, and large,
medium and small not-for-profit companies. Companies statewide are encouraged
to apply. Each applicant will be judged on
criteria including:
·
Work-Life
Balance: Family support options, including opportunities for child care and
elder care assistance, flexible work arrangements, options for leave beyond the
Family and Medical Leave Act and family problem resolution
·
Employee
Recognition: Organization awards employees for hard work through bonuses,
awards or verbal acknowledgement
·
Employee
Involvement: Level of employee involvement in regard to decision-making,
feedback, tasks, problem solving and the work environment
·
Employee
Growth and Development: Employee growth and development opportunities, such as
tuition reimbursement or in house training, and efforts develop supportive
supervisors who are responsive to work/family needs, diversity and performance
appraisals
·
Health
and Safety: Provision of a work environment that is physically safe, and
promotion of employees’ physical health and wellness
Employers may go to www.ohpsych.org/workplace.aspx to
apply for the award, call (800) 783-1983 or e-mail
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