The Southern New England Conference has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, an award based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working for the Conference.
 
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

"Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience," says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Southern New England Conference stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees."

Rev. Darrell Goodwin, Executive Conference Minister, said the SNEUCC was inspired by the national setting, which has also been certified, to go through the process and become the first UCC Conference with the certification. 

"I am humbled to work with an amazing Director of Human Resources and Staff Engagement, Irma Reyes who did an enormous amount of preparation in making sure the voices of our staff were heard and that they were a significant part of this assessment. I think I was most impacted by our staff stating that they have a 'sense of pride that our collective work impacts the community' and that 'our work makes a difference.'

Reyes added: “It was empowering to see the outpour of our staff responses who said: 'My work has special meaning' and 'I can be myself around here' among other responses. This is a true representation of our work culture! Congratulations to our incredible staff, and for making us a Great Place to Work.”
 
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.

About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
 
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.

Learn more at greatplacetowork.com.