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Phoenix-based marketing firm RIESTER announced today that, for the second year in a row, the agency was a national winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility as part of the When Work Works initiative.

The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility are part of the When Work Works project, an ongoing initiative of Families and Work Institute, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Twiga Foundation to recognize businesses that are dedicated to making work “work” for the employer and the employees. Through When Work Works, these partner organizations provide research, resources and recognition to businesses nationwide, and share the results of the research on creating effective and flexible workplaces that meet the needs of the 21st century. As a winner, RIESTER ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of flexible work programs, policies and culture.

“We recognize that we no longer live in a nine-to-five world and maintaining a work-life balance is vital to job satisfaction,” said Tim Riester, president and CEO of RIESTER. “Our firm’s biggest strength is our employees. Helping them meet the demands of our deadline driven industry without compromising the quality of our work and our quality of life improves our business and client service.”

The ceremony, hosted by the Chandler Chamber of Commerce, was held on June 7 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler. Applications for the Alfred P. Sloan Awards were open to all businesses in the greater Phoenix metro area with more than 10 employees that had been in business for at least one year. Applicants were evaluated in a rigorous two-step process, first comparing the employer’s application to nationally representative data from Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers, and then validating what employers report against employee responses.

“This award is one of the most rigorous in the country,” said Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute. “When comparing the winners to national data, they score in the top 20 percent of all employers in the U.S. – which is phenomenal,” she said. “To have employers’ data corroborated by their employees is what is most exciting. These businesses understand that workplace effectiveness and flexibility are part of being an employer of choice today. They are truly models for other companies.”

Representing a diverse range of employer size and industry, winners of this prestigious award not only offer excellent workplace flexibility policies and practices, but they also use flexibility as a strategic business tool to benefit business and employees.