WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third
year in a row, Sun Life U.S. has been named a Top Place to
Work in Massachusetts by The
Boston Globe, making the top ten for the state's largest
employers. Top Places to Work,
which will be featured in print in this Sunday's Boston Globe,
recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state, voted on by
the people who know them best—their employees. The survey measures
employee opinions about their company's direction, execution,
connection, management, work, pay and benefits, and engagement.
This year, Sun Life engaged employees in new and unique ways to
offer family support and a healthy work/life balance during the
pandemic with everyone working from home.
"This year has brought many new challenges, and with them a new
sense of commitment and comeraderie," said Dan Fishbein, M.D., president of Sun Life U.S.
"Even while working virtually our employee engagement has never
been higher, and we are extremely fortunate to be able to support
our employees while maintaining strong levels of productivity and
service for our clients, who we know are also facing challenges
during this difficult time."
Since March 16, Sun Life has had
nearly all employees working from home. Over the summer, Sun Life
partnered with the Boston Children's Museum to create a virtual
summer camp program for employees' children, providing families
with fun and educational activities to do at home. Sun Life leaders
also took flexibility to a new level with a Flexibility Pledge that
encouraged employees to take time to spend with children during the
day, get groceries, check on loved ones, or simply step away and
take a walk. Continuing that initiative into the fall, Sun Life
implemented Flexibility 2.0, an arrangement allowing employees to
flex up to 12 hours per week without manager approval in order to
accommodate homeschooling or other caregiving commitments.
As part of Sun Life's focus and commitment to supporting racial
equality and equity, the company partnered with the NAACP Legal
Defense and Education Fund and the Smithsonian National Museum of
African American History & Culture to support voting and
educational initiatives. Additionally, Sun Life's Team Up Against
Diabetes grant program is supporting community organizations around
the country who are fighting diabetes and health disparities in
communities of color.
"We believe in an inclusive workplace that recognizes the value
of diversity in our business and our culture," said Tammi Wortham, vice president of human resources
at Sun Life U.S. "We also recognized the urgency of acknowledging
and addressing racial inequity and inequality in our communities
and the country. We have assembled a cross-funtional team of
employees called Allies Acting for Change, to ensure that we are
supporting all aspects of equality within our workforce and our
industry."
Established earlier this year, Allies Acting for Change is a
diverse employee committee tasked with enhancing an inclusive
culture and diversifying Sun Life's workforce. Sun Life also has
several Inclusion Networks that host cultural and educational
events, advise the company on diversity issues and support members
with career development.
As working virtually continues, Sun Life is assessing what the
future of work will look like and evolving the way office space is
utilized, as discussed by Fishbein in the Globe's Top Places
to Work feature. The office will no longer simply be a
destination for work, but a space for projects, events and
collaboration. Sun Life has delayed returning to the office to
allow other employers better access to the supplies, resources and
public transportation they need to reopen safely. When Sun Life's
offices do reopen in 2021, working in the office will initially be
voluntary.
In 2019 the Boston Globe's Top Places to Work magazine featured
Sun Life's paid family and medical leave program, which provides
new parents, birth parents, and caregivers equal leave to be with
their loved ones during the moments that matter. Sun Life has also
been named a Best-in-State Massachusetts employer by Forbes, and a
Best Company to Work For by Kansas
City's Ingram's Business
Magazine. In addition to Wellesley
and Kansas City, Sun Life U.S. has
significant offices in Greater Portland,
Maine; Windsor, Conn.; and
Waterford,
Ireland.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and
asset management solutions to individual and corporate 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 September 30, 2020, Sun Life had total assets
under management of C$1,186 billion.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
In the United States, Sun Life
is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than
60,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the
country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of insurance products and
services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life,
dental, vision, voluntary and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its
affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ
approximately 5,500 people. 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, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
Media contact:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
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U.S.
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