Do you love the office culture, employee benefits, company vision or values at your job? Now is the time to commend your employer for keeping you motivated and secure through more than just a paycheck.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s annual employer recognition program is accepting nominations for its 2024 award. Top Workplaces could recognize your company for its hard work in keeping you and your co-workers motivated at a time when workers can choose from an abundance of open jobs across several industries.
American workers spend at least a third of their lives, on average, at the office, warehouse, dock, retail store, hospital or other places of work. More and more workers are demanding that their employers accommodate their workplace habits and need for a more welcoming environment.
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Of more than 1,400 companies invited to the 2023 program, 102 were recognized as winners. Almost 30,000 employees responded to surveys about their employers.
The past year has been all about employers’ efforts to retain the workers they already have. The “Great Resignation” in 2022 has left companies to reimagine the way they keep up a workforce. With workers in the driver’s seat — with more openings than qualified candidates — companies have been focusing more on their people.
Representatives from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission pose with Kelly Till, the president and publisher of the Richmond Times Dispatch, at the 2023 Top Workplaces Awards on May 25, 2023, in Richmond, Va. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation won first place in the mid-size category. MARGO WAGNER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Markel, a winner in last year’s Top Workplaces, told The Times-Dispatch that its efforts focused on retaining employees by listening to their requests for flexible work-from-home schedules, matching dollars and time off for volunteering plus internal social groups to connect people.
The insurance company also said it was important to explain how their office is a place that would-be workers would be fulfilled.
“It’s an exciting business to be in. We view insurance as keeping that global economy running and allowing people to do their business and take the risks that they need to take,” said Sue Davies, chief human resources officer for Markel.
CarMax, another winner in 2023 for its 10th year in a row, told The Times-Dispatch that it increased team communication and diversity efforts to help employees have more of a feeling of belonging.
“I love coming to work every day knowing that my opinions matter and that I’m respected, not just in words, but also in actions,” said Kerri Jenkins, a senior consultant for CarMax auction services. “The fact that I can feel comfortable walking up to anyone, including executives, and know I am listened to, is something that makes me happy to come back every day.”
This year marks the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s 11th annual Top Workplaces awards program, where companies big and small can be nominated for recognition of their organizational health.
The paper is again teaming up with Energage as a research partner for the project. Energage conducts Top Workplaces surveys for media in 61 markets and has surveyed more than 2 million employees at over 8,000 organizations since 2021.
Companies will be surveyed through January. You can nominate your workplace at topworkplaces.com/nominate/richmond/ or by calling (804) 977-9367. The nomination deadline is Nov. 17.
Any organization with 35 or more employees in the greater Richmond area is eligible to participate, whether public, private, nonprofit or government.
Here are the Top Workplaces for 2023
A total of 1,471 companies, nonprofit organizations and government divisions were asked to participate and 131 were surveyed, an all-time high in the 10-year history of the program. A total of 48,340 were surveyed.
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