Special to the American
Monsanto Company was named a 100 Best Company 2008 by Working Mother magazine for its commitment to making the lives of working parents easier by offering family-friendly benefits and compensation.
Monsanto is the only St. Louis-area company to receive the award.
“A key component of the Monsanto Pledge is to create a great place to work for our employees,” said Jan Holloway, senior vice president, chief of staff and community relations.
“With benefits such as flexibility programs, health care benefits for part-time employees and adoption assistance, Monsanto ensures that our employees have the support to manage the demands of life and work.”
Working Mother selected Monsanto based on an application of more than 500 questions, which included details on its workforce, compensation, child care, flex-time programs and leave policies.
Monsanto offers working parents several benefits, including: on-site child care, child care reimbursement, flexible work arrangements and guaranteed time off following childbirth or an adoption. The company also has a “Working Parents” group that aims to help to improve company policies and benefits and create networking opportunities for parents.
“Monsanto focuses on the benefits and issues to make life easier for working parents,” said Tanya Fagaly, a mother of a 3-year old daughter and a member of Monsanto’s Working Parents group and the Technology team.
“Having these benefits helps me to pursue my professional career while maintaining a successful family life.”
A complete list of the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies can be found at http://www.workingmother.com.
Missouri Career Fair, Oct. 14
The Office of Administration and the Workforce Diversity Council will present the 2008 State of Missouri Career Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, at Harris-Stowe State University in the Emerson Performance Center.
The event is free and admission is open to the public.
Sponsors include:
* Missouri Department of Social Services
* Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
* Missouri Department of Economic Development
* The State of Missouri
* Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri
* Department of Public Safety; Missouri State Water Patrol
* Missouri Department of Corrections
* Missouri State Public Defender Commission
* Department of Insurance Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
* MoDOT
* Missouri Lottery
* Missouri State Highway Patrol
* Department of Mental Health
* Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
* and Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
For more information, please contact The Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity at (877) 259-2963 or (573) 751-8130 or go to www.oswd.mo.gov.
