Human Resources
Jan. 6, 2023
TopWorkplaces.com has for the second year in a row tabbed Chesterfield County among its honorees as a Top Workplaces USA National Award winner.
The county was among the Top 100 employers out of more than 300 organizations with 2,500+ employees throughout the country. In all, the awards process included feedback data from more than 27 million employees across 70,000 organizations.
“It is very exciting to receive this news from Top Workplaces USA for a second year in a row,” said Chesterfield County Human Resources Director Mary Martin Selby. “More importantly, we are proud of the commitment we’ve made to investing in our employees and making them a top priority as they so diligently take care of our community. The culture we continue to build for our workforce is very special and is one of the keys to making Chesterfield County a great place to live, work, learn and play. To once again be included among the Top 100 Workplaces in the nation is truly an honor and speaks to how fulfilled our workforce is. We could not do what we do for this community without the continued support of our Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator and the unwavering dedication of our employees.”
The Top Workplaces USA National Award, according to the site, celebrates nationally-recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice.
The award is based entirely on feedback from a confidential research-based employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces.
“When we received the honor last year in our first submission it was a great honor,” said County Administrator Dr. Joe Casey. “To participate again and be recognized again makes me appreciate the honor even more knowing how competitive the process is and how the results are based upon employee surveys. When competing for talent, this helps us recruit, but even more important, the work environment helps us retain the best in their dedication to our citizens. That is what is necessary for a First-Choice Community. We also know our community values the efforts and service in one of the finest workforces around.”
“The Board of Supervisors is committed to maintaining a work environment that makes county employees feel valued, supported, and respected,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Kevin Carroll (Matoaca). “We were able to tackle some long-standing issues of salary compression in the current fiscal-year budget but our efforts go far beyond pay. Working together, county leaders and staff have grown a work culture that embraces honesty, inclusiveness and innovation. The return on such workplace investment are engaged employees who are inspired to deliver outstanding public service.”
Top Workplaces uses Energage, an organization that researches employee engagement levels nationwide, to gather information. The surveys capture employee responses anonymously in four culture priorities: Alignment, connection, coaching and performance. The survey also measures employee satisfaction and confidence in leadership.