With its new Great Place to Work certification, Stuller now has the data and insights to become an even better place for its current and future employees, says the vice president of human resources for the jewelry industry product and services giant.
“Over the last several years, we have been on a journey to cultivating an impactful employee experience. Our strategy has been heavily focused on listening to our employees and working on making changes that positively affect them,” Jennifer East, Stuller’s VP of human resources, tells JCK.
Lafayette, La.–based Stuller received the Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification based on responses from its 1,500-person workforce to a “Trust Index Survey.” The title is awarded by the Great Place to Work organization, which calls itself the global standard for quantifying and benchmarking the employee experience.
“Though we are proud of this certification and do plan to incorporate the recognition into our recruiting strategy, our main focus is using the data from the GPTW survey to enhance our offerings to our employees,” East says. “Our aspiration is to become the Acadiana area’s and beyond best place to work.”
For a company to gain GPTW certification, seven out of 10 employees must rate it an overall Great Place to Work, East says, and it needs to achieve a score of at least four on the Trust Index Survey’s five-point scale.
According to results of the survey, 78% of employees say Stuller is a great place to work—considerably higher than the 57% of people overall who say that about their employer, East notes.
Stuller employees highlighted three main areas they felt positive about, she says: They said the company does a good job of celebrating and recognizing people for their successes and accomplishments; they appreciate and are proud of the ways Stuller contributes to the local community; and they regard Stuller as a safe place to work physically.
Employees also cited company initiatives like Stuller Cares, a program for volunteering and fundraising. Through Stuller Cares, the company matches some employee donations to nonprofit groups.
In addition to the employee survey, the GPTW certification process involves a “Culture Brief” questionnaire where the company outlines HR initiatives and employee experience.
“Over the next couple of weeks, we will be doing a deep dive into our survey results. We have been paired with a culture-coaching team from GPTW and will work with them to create a list of action items based on our survey feedback,” East says. “Our goal is to stay open in communication with our employees about our plans and continue to seek their feedback along the way.”
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