P.W. Grosser recognized for workplace practices

P.W. Grosser Consulting (PWGC) has been honored with the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for business excellence in workplace flexibility for its use of flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success. This award, part of the national When Work Works project, recognizes employers of all sizes and types in the Long Island region and across the country. "We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our workplace practices," said Paul Grosser, PhD, PE, president and CEO of PWGC. "Our team members are our most important resource without them PWGC would not be as successful as we are today. "As president/CEO it is my mission to ensure their happiness in the workplace, having happy employees gives our company the strength to grow," said Grosser. Workplace flexibility—such as flextime, part-time work and compressed workweeks—has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while also benefiting employees as well. "Our research consistently finds that employees in effective and flexible workplaces have greater engagement on the job and greater desire to stay with their organization. In addition, they report lower stress levels and better overall health," said Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute (FWI), a research think tank on workforce and workplace trends that administers the awards. The Sloan Awards are unique for their rigorous, two-step selection process, which involves an evaluation of employers' flexibility programs and practices, and a confidential employee survey. All applicants are measured against national norms from FWI's National Study of Employers. "As a recipient of the 2011 Sloan Award, PWGC ranks in the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace," sta tes Galinsky. "In addition, what makes this honor so special is that their employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace." PWGC will be recognized as a 2011 Sloan Award recipient at the National Association of Mothers' Centers' (NAMC) 16th Annual Work/Life Conference on Friday, November 4th. About When Work Works When Work Works is a leading national initiative to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces. When Work Works is one of the foremost providers of rigorous research and employer best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility in the nation, and administers the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility annually, which recognize exemplary employers for using flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success. www.whenworkworks.org @FWInews About P. W. Grosser Consulting PWGC is a multidisciplinary firm founded by Paul W. Grosser, PhD, PE in 1990 providing federal, state, municipal and private clients with strategic environmental consulting and engineering solutions. The firm's main office is located in Bohemia, NY with branch offices in Seattle, WA and New York, NY. PWGC has 60+ diverse professionals including civil, chemical, and environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists, and environmental scientists. PWGC has over 20 years of experience specializing in a wide range of services including energy conservation and sustainability; civil/site, water/wastewater engineering; hazardous/non-hazardous waste management; comprehensive environmental, environmental/regulatory compliance; redevelopment, site assessments & remediation; natural resource management; and brownfield redevelopment consulting. PWGC provides these services to a multitude of clients ranging from developers and financial institutions, to municipalities and federal agencies. Some of our clients include the Suffolk County Departments of Public Works and Health Services, Town of Oyster Bay, Village of Lindenhurst, Incorporated Village of Freeport, North Fork Bank, Independence Community Bank, Rechler Equity Partners, Reckson Associates, Allstate Insurance, New York City Housing Authority, New York City Department of Design and Construction and Benjamin Development Company. Additional information may be obtained online from www.pwgrosser.com.