• Employee Friendly Workplace Certification

    Program Guidelines

    PURPOSE: To engage, encourage and promote the adoption of more employee friendly workplace practices and policies by all Fox Cities employers in order to enhance work/life integration and successfully attract and retain the best employees in the region.

    ELIGIBILITY: The Employee Friendly Workplace certification is open to all employers with operations located in the Fox Cites (Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties). The comprehensive benefit criteria incorporated into the application is intended to be attainable as well as aspirational for any size organization, across all industry sectors.

    DOCUMENTATION: Employee Friendly Worplace is an annual certification. Employers will be required to provide documentation (employee handbook or other personnel materials) conmirning polcies and/or practices per completed application.

    FEES: $250 application fee is due at the time of submission. Certification fee $5/employee (Fox Cities employees): Minimum certification fee $250; Maximum certification fee $5,000

    CERTIFICATION: The review process begins once the employer submits the application. An Employee Friendly Workplace Engagement Specialist will ensure documentation and application are aligned. The engagement specialist will coordinate a short consultation with employer before awarding certification. The Employee Friendly Workplace Engagement Specialist is available for questions at anytime throughout the process.

    APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: It will be necessary to enter your total points for every question within the application. There will be a box available to track points. For example, "Total points Q1(a) ", you would enter points earned for that specific criteria. Category subtotals and totals should calculate automatically. If you would like to print an application prior to completeing the online version, please visit the website.

    Please refer to the website for more details about certification levels and categories. Employee Friendly Workplace Certification

    *Questions, please email Jennifer Brown at Jennifer@foxcitiesregion.com.

  • Applicant Information

  • Applicant Information



  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

    Employee paid leave and schedule flexibility to meet the needs of work and life demands including; vacation, illness and family illness, healthcare appointments; family care & other family commitments

  • Flexible Work Schedules

    Employee schedule flexibility to meet the needs of work and life demands including; vacation, illness and family illness, healthcare appointments; family care & other family commitments

  • Health & Wellness Support

    Employer sponsored healthcare benefits and wellness programs to support and improve the well-being of the employee and the employee’s family.

  • Health & Wellness Support

    Wellness

  • Financial Support

    Employer sponsored benefits and programs that support the overall financial wellness of the employee for the goal of work-life integration.

  • "PERKS"

    Employer offered discretionary benefits often perceived as “unique” incentives to maximize work-life integration.

  • You have completed scoring the criteria for the Employee Friendly Workplace certification application. The preliminary "Certification Total" is below. Verification is still required.

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    Upload Documentation & Submit Application Fee

  • Thank you for completing the Employee Friendly Workplace certification application! You are one large step closer to certification. In order to complete the certification process, please upload documentation that verifies your employee friendly workplace policies and practices. If you prefer not to upload documents, you may also email Jennifer Brown at jennifer@foxcitiesregion.com.

    Although your certification level requires a review process, you may learn more about certification levels and score ranges at FCC Employee Friendly Workplace.(This does not confirm your certification level)

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  • Application Fee & Submission

    By issuing payment for $250 application fee, you are certifying that your application is ready for submission and review. The application fee is non-refundable. Prior to submission, please take the opportunity to compare your scores and potential certification level. The application is available via pdf at http://foxcitieschamber.com/clientuploads/Employee%20Friendly%20Workplace/Documents/EFW-ratingcriteria.pdf.

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