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Malaysian Reserve
25-04-2025
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- Malaysian Reserve
Sun Life U.S. receives Top Place to Work award from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for second consecutive year
MILWAUKEE, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Life U.S. has been recognized by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a Top Place to Work in Southern Wisconsin for the second consecutive year. Sun Life established a presence in Wisconsin after its 2022 acquisition of DentaQuest, which has had an office in Milwaukee for more than 30 years. Top Places to Work is a regional and national recognition run by survey provider, Energage, and is based on employee feedback and information about company benefits and culture. Sun Life U.S. continuously receives Top Place to Work recognitions throughout the country, including USA Today (five consecutive years); the Boston Globe (seven consecutive years); Hartford Courant (four consecutive years) and Kansas City Business Journal. 'Receiving this recognition again this year reaffirms that we're taking the right approaches to our benefits, employee engagement, and company culture,' said Tammi Wortham, senior vice president, Human Resources, Sun Life U.S. 'We foster a flexible culture that supports a healthy work/life balance and provide comprehensive benefits that meet our employees where they are. When you show your employees they are cared for, it inspires their work and drives individual and business success.' Sun Life is committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative culture that prioritizes people and encourages everyone to bring their full, authentic selves to work. In addition to Energage Top Place to Work recognitions, Sun Life U.S. has received Forbes America's Best Large Employers award and TIME Top Companies for Future Leaders (2024). Sun Life U.S. is listed annually on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and has received a 100% score for 16 consecutive years from the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Last year, Sun Life launched Connect4, an employee engagement campaign encouraging connections with unfamiliar colleagues, whether in person, such as at a volunteer event, or virtually, like during the annual online trivia tournament, the Sunny Games. With six offices throughout the country and one in Waterford, Ireland, Sun Life U.S. employees work in a flexible, hybrid model, deciding when they will work from an office or from home. Employees who do not live near one of Sun Life's offices work virtually. For more information about working at Sun Life, visit About Sun LifeSun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2024, Sun Life had total assets under management of C$1.54 trillion. For more information, please visit Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF. Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and government benefits, helping approximately 50 million Americans access the care and coverage they need. Through employers, industry partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability, absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss insurance, and healthcare navigation. Sun Life employs more than 8,500 people in the U.S., including associates in our partner dental practices and affiliated companies in asset management. Group insurance policies are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), except in New York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing, Mich.). For more information visit our website and newsroom. Media Contact: Devon FernaldSun Life Connect with Sun Life U.S. Facebook LinkedIn
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's DEI Attacks Are Affecting Diverse Hiring Goals the Most
(Bloomberg) -- At the surging number of companies rolling back DEI programs in the US following President Donald Trump's attack on the initiatives, the biggest casualty has been hiring goals tied to diversity, new research found. Trump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing Groups Electric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet Revolution NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City Residents Open Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY Reforms Prospect Medical's Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of Closure Since Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, there's been a near doubling of US companies changing their diversity, equity and inclusion programs compared to the seven months prior, according to an analysis of company statements over the last eight months by Gravity Research, a risk management research firm. Among the 37 firms that announced a combined 118 changes, 47% revised or eliminated diversity hiring goals, the report found. The next-largest impacts were to DEI teams and to participation in the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, the report said. Trump's flurry of executive orders on DEI, which raised the prospect of criminal prosecution for violations, have amped up pressure on companies since he took office. Prior to the election, most of the companies skinning back DEI were responding to consumer boycott threats from anti-DEI activists such as Robby Starbuck. Now the focus has shifted as companies cite the changing legal and regulatory environment, said Kendall Seketa, Gravity's vice president of new products, who worked on the research. 'We will see companies who have federal contracts in particular adjust some of their public-facing DEI programs that could lead to scrutiny,' Seketa said. 'So that's things like aspirational goals or representation targets in leadership or in hiring.' Even though the data show that companies are removing public-facing diversity goals and actions, conversations with DEI executives over the last several weeks suggest companies will continue to retain a focus on internal programs that enhance hiring and retention, Seketa said. About two-thirds of the companies that cut DEI also mentioned a continued focus on 'inclusion,' 'belonging,' and 'accessibility,' the study found. How America Got Hooked on H Mart How Trump's 'No Tax on Tips' Could Backfire for the Working Class How Natural Gas Became America's Most Important Export Disney's Parks Chief Sees Fortnite as Key to Its Future Germany Is Suffering an Identity Crisis 80 Years in the Making ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
