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“California’s Best Places to Work” Program FAQ's
What is the number of employees within each of the four company-size categories?
What was involved in the first survey?
What were the nine categories?
How were companies selected to remain in the game for the second survey?
How did the second survey work?
How were employees randomly selected to take part in the employee satisfaction survey?
How were the scores from this second survey determined?
How was the final ranking determined?
Did all participating companies find out their scores?
Were fees required to participate?
What is the number of employees within each of the four company-size categories?
| Growing-sized companies: Small-sized companies: Medium-sized companies: Large-sized companies: |
25 to 49 employees 50-99 employees 100-499 employees 500+ employees |
What was involved in the first survey?
The first survey was an initial assessment questionnaire with 125 different criteria designed to measure company policies and practices in nine categories.
What were the nine categories?
How were companies selected to remain in the game for the second survey?
A blind-scoring system was used to determine the semi-finalists within each of the four company-size categories, and these companies moved on to the second phase of the survey process.
How did the second survey work?
Employers Group conducted a confidential Employee Satisfaction Survey on a random sampling of employees at each semifinalist company. The sampling was based on company size, and those companies that did not provide at least 75% of the Employee Satisfaction Surveys requested of them were disqualified.
How were employees randomly selected to take part in the employee satisfaction survey?
Using a random number generator, Employers Group generated a list of random numbers for companies to use, along with a numbered list of the company's employees. Using the list of random numbers, companies selected the employees whose names correspond with the numbers from the random list. Only these employees were asked to complete the survey.
How were the scores from this second survey determined?
Using employees' answers to each of the 12 questions ("Strongly agree," "Agree," "Disagree," "Strongly Disagree"), a final “employee satisfaction” score was determined.
How was the final ranking determined?
Ranking was determined by scores taken from both surveys. The company score and the employee satisfaction score were weighted equally and added together to determine a final total score and ranking. Statistical ties were broken using the highest employee satisfaction score.
Did all participating companies find out their scores?
All best workplace entrants were given a report with a breakdown of their scores.
Were fees required to participate?
No.
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