Human Resources: RSM McGladrey honored as one of Working Mother’s “100 Best Companies”

Minneapolis – September 21, 2009 – RSM McGladrey <http://www.rsmmcgladrey.com/> , one of the nation’s leading accounting, tax and business consulting firms, was named to Working Mother <http://www.workingmother.com/?service=vpage/106> magazine’s “100 Best Companies” <http://www.workingmother.com/bestcompanies> list, and its WorkLife flexibility options were singled out by earning “Best-in-Class” recognition. This is the third time RSM McGladrey has been named to the prestigious list.

“Our people truly make the difference in how we serve our clients every day. Our comprehensive and innovative WorkLife strategies help our employees manage the demands of their jobs and their lives, which is good for them personally and for us as a firm,” said RSM McGladrey President C.E. Andrews. “We are extremely pleased to have our innovative WorkLife programs recognized by Working Mother magazine.”

RSM McGladrey is well known for its innovative programs that assist all of its employees in finding WorkLife success. In fact, measuring WorkLife goals is an important component of every employee’s performance review process.

The firm’s comprehensive Flexible Work Options programs are offered to employees at all levels of the organization and helped RSM McGladrey receive the “best in class” recognition for flexibility by the magazine. One option, FlexCareer, allows employees to take up to five years off for personal reasons and provides resources to keep participants connected with the firm and the industry to make their return to employment at RSM McGladrey a smooth transition. Another option, FlexYear, enables employees to take a portion of the year off while working full-time the remainder of the time. They receive a prorated paycheck, along with full benefits, similar to a teacher’s contract. This is an attractive option for parents who want to spend time with children during summer vacations.

The firm’s adoption, paternity, wellness, Coach-on-Call and other family-friendly benefits have earned RSM McGladrey numerous recent recognitions, including recognition in the Families & Work Institute’s (FWI) 2009 Guide to Bold New Ideas for Making Work Work <http://www.familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/2009boldideas.pdf> ; receipt of the Alliance for Work-Life Progress’s distinguished Work-Life Innovative Excellence Award <http://www.awlp.org/awlp/home/html/homepage.jsp> ; inclusion of the firm on the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s “100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces” <http://www.davethomasfoundation.org/Our-Work/Adoption-Friendly-Workplace> list; being ranked by Accounting Today as one of the publication’s “Top 15 Best Accounting Firms to Work For;” <http://www.webcpa.com/news/29479-1.html> and receipt of the Conference Board’s “Moving Into the Future Award. <http://www.conference-board.org/> ”

“RSM McGladrey’s commitment to WorkLife flexibility for our employees starts with our senior executives who encourage employees to take advantage of these benefits, creating a culture of flexibility that enhances productivity,” said Teresa Hopke, the company’s talent management director. “Providing employees with high-value benefits is the right thing to do, and being recognized as one of Working Mother’s ‘Best Companies’ for these efforts is icing on the cake.”

According to Working Mother Media CEO Carol Evans, “In the last year we saw the number of companies nationwide offering flexible work arrangements diminish five percentage points, while the 100 Best Companies stayed steady at 100 percent. The 100 Best provide leadership where and when we need it most, furnishing a framework of support for working families during good times and bad. If all companies adopted these best practices, more families could weather the economic storm.”

Methodology:
Companies were selected for the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies based on an extensive application with more than 500 questions on workforce, compensation, child care, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. It also surveys 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, benefits, women’s issues and advancement, child care, flexible work, parental leave and company culture. For this year’s 100 Best, particular weight was given to benefits, flexibility and parental leave.

For more information on applying for the 2010 Working Mother 100 Best Companies, visit www.wmmsurveys.com <http://www.wmmsurveys.com/> . The 2010 online application will be available in mid-December and due by early March 2010. All companies that apply, including those that don’t make the 100 Best list, receive feedback showing how they compare with all other applicants.

About RSM McGladrey:
RSM McGladrey is a leading professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting. RSM McGladrey operates in an alternative practice structure with McGladrey & Pullen LLP, a partner-owned CPA firm that delivers audit and attest services. Through separate and independent legal entities, they work together to serve clients’ business needs. Together, the companies rank as the fifth largest U.S. provider of accounting, tax and business consulting services (source: Accounting Today), with 8,000 professionals and associates in nearly 100 offices. RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen LLP are member firms of RSM International, an affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms. RSM McGladrey is the official accounting, tax and business consulting firm of The PGA of America.

About Working Mother Media:
Celebrating 30 years, Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers while workingmother.com <http://www.workingmother.com/> brings to the Web a broad range of insight and solutions served to working mothers every day. Working Mother’s 24-year signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most important benchmark for work-life practices in corporate America. With offices in New York and Washington, D.C., Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corp. <http://www.bonnier.com/> , includes the National Association for Female Executives <http://www.nafe.com/> , Diversity Best Practices <http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/> , the WorkLife Congress and the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Town Halls. Working Mother Media’s mission is to champion cultural change.