Shumsky Recognized for Exemplary Workplace Practices

Receives prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award

for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility

Dayton, Ohio (November 3, 2011) – Shumsky 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 prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project, recognizes employers of all sizes and types across the country.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our workplace practices,” said Michael Emoff, CEO. “What makes this such an honor is that it comes from our employees’ feedback about how they value the flexibility here at Shumsky. Our employees are our greatest asset and they are willing to give 110% – whether it’s from their desk, a home office, or during flex time is an easy accommodation for management to make for the results it produces for both the company and the employees.”

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,” states 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, Shumsky ranks in the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,” states 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.”

Shumsky will be recognized as a 2011 Sloan Award recipient at an upcoming event hosted by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce.

When Work Works is a national project to educate the business community on the value of workplace flexibility by sharing research and promising practices, and conducting the annual Sloan Awards. It is an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute first funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. In 2011, the Society for Human Resource Management and FWI formed a ground-breaking, multi-year partnership to grow When Work Works and help businesses become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces.

For more information about the When Work Works project and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, visit www.whenworkworks.org.

ABOUT SHUMSKY

Shumsky Enterprises is comprised of 3 businesses serving national and global clients. Shumsky leads the industry in delivering promotional marketing solutions that drive customer brand awareness. More information is available at www.shumsky.com.

Businesses include: Shumsky, which handles a full spectrum of program services and custom promotions to advance customers’ brand relevance; Shumsky Therapeutic Pillows™, a line of patented recovery pillows for major surgeries and procedures; and Outta-the-Box Dispensers™, a full line of point-of-purchase tools to help retailers influence customer buying decisions.

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