WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE:
AZN), a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry, has been named one of
the "100 Best Companies" to work for by Working Mother magazine for the
seventh consecutive year. This honor recognizes the company's commitment to
family-friendly policies that support employee retention, employee
engagement, and career advancement.
AstraZeneca's extensive benefits and wellness programs are designed to
both keep employees healthy, and help them manage work and family
responsibilities. Additionally, this year, the company received particular
recognition from Working Mother for its childcare benefits, mentoring of
female employees, flexible work arrangements, and workplace support of
diverse employee network groups. At AstraZeneca, career development and
mentoring programs, childcare and eldercare resources, and parental leaves
and compressed workweeks also contribute to a supportive working culture
for employees.
"We're always striving to nurture an environment that is supportive of
women at different stages of their careers and with diverse experiences and
professional interests," said Tony Zook, President and CEO, AstraZeneca
North America. "This long-standing commitment to our employees has helped
us build an inclusive culture of innovation and opportunity that enables
our people do what they do best -- make a meaningful difference in the
lives of patients. We're honored to receive this recognition from Working
Mother."
In 2007, AstraZeneca launched a women's leadership initiative whose
principal component is an innovative, structured peer coaching program
called Success Circles. The program strives to help women through coaching
and leadership skill development. Additionally, AstraZeneca's employee
network groups are an integral part of the company culture as they create
new ways for employees from various areas of the company to share resources
and unique perspectives. Currently, there are 19 employee network groups at
AstraZeneca, including groups for women, caregivers, working parents,
mature workers, and adoptive parents. The company's on-site childcare
center offers full and part-time care for young children and infants and a
summer day camp, before and after school care, and holiday care for
school-age children.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a major international healthcare business engaged in the
research, development, manufacturing and marketing of meaningful
prescription medicines and supplier for healthcare services. AstraZeneca is
one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with healthcare sales
of $29.55 billion and is a leader in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular,
neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infectious disease medicines. In
the United States, AstraZeneca is a $13.35 billion dollar healthcare
business with 12,200 employees committed to improving people's lives.
AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as
well as the FTSE4Good Index.
For more information about AstraZeneca, please visit:
http://www.astrazeneca-us.com.
About Working Mother
Founded in 1979, Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and
is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers. Its 22-year
signature initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most
important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America. Working
Mother is published by Working Mother Media, which was founded in 2001.
Working Mother Media includes the National Association for Female
Executives (NAFE), Diversity Best Practices, the WorkLife Congress, the
Multicultural Women's Conference and Town Halls. Working Mother Media's
mission is to champion culture change.
Companies were selected for the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
based on an extensive application with more than 500 questions. The
application included detailed questions about workforce, compensation,
childcare, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. It also checked
the usage, availability and tracking of programs, as well as the
accountability of managers who oversee them. Seven areas were measured and
scored: workforce profile, compensation, childcare, flexibility, time off
and leaves, family-friendly programs, and company culture. For this year's
100 Best, particular weight was given to family-friendly policies,
flexibility, leave policies and benefits for part-timers.
A complete list of the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies can be
found at http://www.workingmother.com.
SOURCE AstraZeneca
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CONTACT:
Leah Smith of AstraZeneca, +1-302-885-4675,
Leah.Smith@astrazeneca.com
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