Applications Open for Principal 10 Best Companies for Financial Security

Financial security for employees is an especially important-and challenging-issue this year. It has also been consistently shown to be one of the prime drivers of employee attraction, retention, and engagement. Now in its eighth year, The Principal 10 Best Companies for Financial Security program recognizes businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees that excel at ensuring employee financial security through health care, retirement benefits, and other programs. Given the challenges companies face, judges (I am one of them) will be taking particular care to put what companies are doing in the context of issues their industries are facing.

Each entrant receives a free, customized employee benefits report prepared by the market research firm Mathew Greenwald and Associates. Winners receive extensive recognition and are highlighted in a best practices guide. They also receive a donation to the local charity of their choice.

You can enter online at this link. The deadline is May 1. Winning companies will be announced in the fall of 2009. Prior winners have included many NCEO members, including, most recently Torch Technologies. Details about what they do are at this link.