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Schering-Plough Named Among 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Schering-Plough Named Among 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Published 09-05-00

Submitted by Schering-Plough

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) has been named as one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine. This is the fourth time that Schering-Plough has been listed among the "100 Best."

"At Schering-Plough, we believe that our continued success is directly tied to the well-being of our diverse workforce," said John P. Ryan, senior vice president of human resources. "Today’s employees are faced with the challenge of balancing a multitude of work and family responsibilities on a daily basis. We share this concern with our employees and have implemented a broad range of initiatives to create a family-friendly workplace conducive to helping employees fulfill their career aspirations as well as meet the needs and responsibilities of their personal lives."

Schering-Plough’s work/life initiatives include:

-- Child care centers at Union, N.J., and Memphis, Tenn., and subsidized child care at other facilities;

-- Adoption Assistance Program covering reimbursement of up to $3,000 per adoption;

-- Enhanced Family Leave providing up to 28 weeks of job-guaranteed time off for mothers and 16 weeks for fathers;

-- Lactation programs for breastfeeding mothers;

-- Resource and referral services for dependent care, adoption, parenting, child care and school counseling;

-- Flexible work arrangements including flextime, telecommuting and part-time work at many company locations;

-- On-site convenience services at many company locations including banking, take-home meals, dry cleaning, hair/nail care and company store;

-- Scholarships and summer jobs for children of employees;

-- On-site medical services, medical screening (some for spouses), immunizations and wellness lectures by full-time physicians and nurses; and

-- A highly competitive benefits program including profit sharing and a traditional indemnity medical plan for employees and their families.

Companies vying for inclusion in the "100 Best" list were evaluated on criteria that included family leave for new parents, flexible work arrangements, child care, work/life benefits such as elder care and adoption assistance, and opportunities for women to advance.

Schering-Plough was also recently honored as one of America’s Best Companies for Minorities by Fortune magazine and ranked among the World’s 100 Best-Managed Companies by IndustryWeek magazine for the fifth consecutive year. Working Mother’s article on the 100 Best Companies appears in the magazine’s October 2000 issue.

Schering-Plough is a research-based company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide.

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