Today’s workplace continues to evolve. Leaders are incorporating more practices, policies and perks that prospective and current employees find attractive enough to join or stay at the organization.

This year’s Best Places to Work program reviewed scores of employers to see what efforts are helping elevate employers to heightened levels of engagement and productivity. 

What was found are amenities that serve employees’ careers and health, with workforce training programs and heightened levels of health care options. Companies are providing competitive compensation and benefits, and online and onsite professional growth and development solutions.

Workplaces also are increasingly collaborative. Seeing the need to incorporate both onsite and remote work options, employers and HR professionals are creating environments that encourage cooperative engagement. They’re also creating diverse and inclusive workplaces designed to serve the entire workforce.

Each year, the Business Journal asks employees across the tri-county area why their companies should be named one of the Best Places to Work. Employees then fill out confidential online surveys rating their employers in a program developed by Quantum Workplace, which uses the data to arrive at the Top 60 companies we honor at the awards based on their feedback.

Some organizations set their corporate culture on autopilot and cruise along. LerroSarbey decided to do and invest more. In the past year, it added an operations director and a people and culture manager, each tasked with improving the overall culture in the workplace and improving the overall employee experience.

One reason why the firm is a best place to work is because unlike many other accounting firms, they do not set minimum working hours for our employees during busy season. Those can interfere with life work balance. The owners strongly believe in making sure employees are happy and are not overworked, said Victor Lerro, the firm’s managing partner.

The firm offers a competitive comprehensive benefits package, including multiple health plan options, dental, vision, legal and much more. It contributes up to $1,000 annually to FSA and HSA accounts, and offers up to five weeks of PTO. They regularly host team building events, happy hours, firm lunches, and have taken all employees on a firm retreat cruise.

Open and transparent communication includes performance management and upward feedback surveys, and listening to and addressing issues and suggestions constructively.

“With a seat at the table, our employees’ opinions and ideas are always considered in decision-making processes,” Lerro said. “Happy and engaged employees are committed to delivering exceptional service to clients, which enhances overall productivity.”

Read more here: https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/c/meet-the-2024-best-places-to-work/22244/20-lerrosarbey.html