WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named a Top Place to Work by
the Boston Globe for the fifth year in a row, supported by a series
of successful employee support and engagement programs that Sun
Life has added in recent years, including flexibility initiatives
and one of the most generous paid family and medical leave plans in
the country. This year, offices have been redesigned with amenities
supporting the future of work, and employees are able to choose for
themselves each day whether they will work out of an office or from
home.
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 recognition reaffirms that doing right by our employees
keeps them committed to their work and dedicated to our goal of
helping people live healthier lives," said Dan Fishbein, M.D., president of Sun Life U.S.
"Offering meaningful benefits, supporting a healthy work/life
balance, having a caring and empowered culture, and maintaining
strong employee communications matters to people and makes a real
difference."
"As we continue updating our offices around the country with a
focus on employee choice, we have this truly special atmosphere
that almost makes the office like home," said Tammi Wortham, senior vice president of Human
Resources, Sun Life U.S. "Whether you're on Zoom or in an office,
Sun Life has become a true network of teams, almost like a large
family, continuously supporting one another while ensuring we
provide top-tier service to our clients."
Sun Life's employee benefits include a robust paid family and
medical leave program for all employees, whether they are welcoming
a new child, recovering from a health issue, or taking care of a
loved one, including chosen family. Employees often share stories
of taking leave without the stress of job concerns and the positive
impact it has had on their families and their own health. Sun Life
employees also have access to a sabbatical program every five
years, which gives them time to engage in personal or professional
development, or simply unplug for an extended period of time. When
sharing photos of their sabbaticals on Sun Life's interactive
internal social platform, employees consistently mention how
refreshed they feel and that they're excited to return to work with
renewed energy.
Sun Life has continued to expand the company's DE&I
initiatives, including the implementation of new educational and
discussion platforms, more inclusive hiring and retention
practices, and curated career coaching for Black and other
professionals of color. Many Sun Life employees are currently
enrolled in the career coaching program, and feedback has been
extremely positive.
"Building on the strengths of our Inclusion Networks, we have
engaged our employees to collaboratively guide the company on
diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, so that we can make real,
sustainable progress," added Fishbein.
The company has also enhanced its philanthropic reach, extending
support to the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Black
Alliance on Mental Health for their programs supporting at risk,
minority groups who often don't have access to mental health
services.
Sun Life has received the Top Places to Work award in 2021 and
2022 from the Hartford Courant, and 2018 – 2022 from the Boston
Globe. The company has also been nationally recognized by Top
Workplaces USA in 2021 and 2022
and has received a 100% score on the Human Rights Watch Corporate
Equality Index for 14 consecutive years.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services
organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and
health solutions to individual and institutional 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, 2022, Sun Life had total assets
under management of C$1.27 trillion.
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
55,000 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 8,000 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 contacts:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
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