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March 15, 2024

Meet HBJ's 2024 Best Places to Work in CT

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Most workplaces in Connecticut and across the country have been impacted by workforce shortages.

In fact, Connecticut companies reported about 94,000 job openings at the end of 2023.

Talent attraction and retention are top issues facing many employers, which have had to rethink how they do business, from the types of benefits they offer to the amount of flexibility afforded to workers. 

Today, we are revealing our 2024 Best Places to Work rankings, and if you read the winner profiles you’ll better understand the company cultures, perks and benefits that engender employee loyalty and appreciation. 

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Our winners this year were vetted and chosen by Workforce Research Group, a third-party research firm led by President Peter Burke.

In addition to choosing the winners, Workforce Research Group provided survey results that show some of the perks most commonly offered by the companies that make our Best Places to Work list. Of the 40 companies that qualified as honorees for this year’s competition, the survey found:

  • 63% offer an employer match or other formal contribution to an employee's retirement savings plan account;
  • 90% have employees who work from home at least part of the time, and 57% of their overall employee population telecommutes;
  • 70% offer fitness and/or wellness programs within the workplace;
  • On average, they cover 84% of the health insurance premium cost for employees, and 64% for dependents. 

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Beyond the perks, our Best Places to Work also had employees who prized their work environment. Of the employees surveyed from this year’s winning companies: 

  • 90% said their organization’s long-term plans seem sensible;
  • 91% said they are satisfied with where they work;
  • 86% said they have fun at work;
  • 92% believe in their company’s leadership;
  • 90% said their company’s benefits package is satisfactory.

As much as this special section aims to celebrate this year’s group of winners, it’s also meant to be a training tool for other employers to learn new ways to create a loyal and engaged workforce.


We hope you find it informative.


Greg Bordonaro
Editor

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A message from Peter Burke, president of the Workforce Research Group

It’s such a thrill to honor 40 organizations that were good enough to be considered the “Best Places to Work in Connecticut” for 2024.  

This is the 18th year that we have recognized the best employers in the state, and 2024 did not disappoint.

In this crazy post-pandemic time, we are now realizing the permanence of the changes we were forced to make during the public health crisis, in many instances, just to survive.

Many of those changes are now the norm. Employees have re-calibrated their lives and now want flexible schedules and work-from-home arrangements. Others have left their jobs to pursue new passions. 

This shift continues to present huge labor force challenges. But, the Best Places to Work have addressed them all, keeping their employees interested, engaged and balanced. 

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Our firm, Workforce Research Group, was again the research partner conducting the two-part workplace assessment to determine who was good enough to make the list, and where all the winners rank.  

Part one was the employer assessment, which was worth 20% of the evaluation. We wanted to know what employers are doing for their employees.  

We saw that food trucks and coffee carts stopping by for employees is a growing trend. There are a lot of company outings to Hartford Yard Goats baseball games at Dunkin’ Park.  

Other fun things included ax-throwing experiences, go-cart outings, Halloween parties, and designated “wear your favorite team’s gear” days.  

One company participates in “bring your child to work day,” and also offers Wednesday “wine” day. I wonder if those happen on the same day?

The other 80% of the evaluation came from an 80-question employee feedback survey. The percentage of employee engagement, or what we call the “core employee experience,” was 94% for this year’s group of winners.  

That’s amazing considering the national average is right around 35%. 

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We were also able to determine the top five factors that drive employee engagement:

  • Employees believing they are valued.
  • Employees liking what they do.
  • Employees believing in the leadership of the organization.
  • Organizational commitment to producing quality products and/or services.
  • Employees knowing what is expected of them.

Whether an organization made the list or not, all participants receive access to the employee feedback data dashboard, which provides insights to help organizations get better.

As we celebrate the 2024 winners, we realize they didn’t get here by accident. They have all been intentional and committed to efforts to create great places to work. 

And they have had a huge impact on their employees, employees’ families, customers and the communities they serve.  

For more information about this year’s program and to register for the 2025 program, please visit www.BestPlacesToWorkConnecticut.com.

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