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Millipore Named One of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Millipore Named One of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

Published 09-05-00

Submitted by Millipore Corporation

For the fourth time, Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) has been named one of the top 100 companies for working mothers. This honor is bestowed by Working Mother magazine, which has published an annual list of family-friendly firms since 1986.

Working Mother selected 2000's "100 Best Companies" based on five criteria: child care, leave for new parents, flexible work arrangements, work/life benefits such as elder care and adoption assistance, and opportunities for women.

Key to Millipore's repeat performance on the list is advancement opportunities for women. The company boasts three female senior executives – a vice president of one of the company's operating divisions, a chief financial officer and a vice president of human resources [see photo below]. Millipore also has two females on its board of directors.

Millipore was also cited for offering three weeks vacation to new employees and for offering employees the opportunity to buy and sell vacation. The company also offers a 16-week maternity leave, of which 12 weeks are paid, and a 4-week paid leave for new fathers.

Other benefits include adoption assistance, paid leave to care for a sick relative, sabbatical leave, flexible work arrangements, child care and elder care resource and referral service, and domestic partner coverage.

"We're pleased to be honored once again for our efforts in the work/life arena," says C. William Zadel, Millipore's Chairman and CEO. "We fully support the need for our employees to have a balance between their work and personal lives. It's not only a good thing to do; it's good for our business, too. We want to attract and retain the best employees."

Companies that make this list are considered to be role models for American business, creating workplaces that offer employees both the opportunity to advance in their careers and have a good family life.

The list, which includes profiles of the 100 companies, appears in the October issue of Working Mother.

Millipore Corporation is a multinational, high technology company that applies its purification technology to critical research and manufacturing applications in the biopharmaceutical and microelectronics industries. Sales for the company in 1999 totaled $771 million. Millipore is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts and employs 4,800 people around the world.

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