Certification Process (Jump to certification levels)
VPOP’s evaluation and certification process is designed to be thorough and unbiased.
There are two steps to our process:
- We interview many company leaders: This enables us to develop an understanding of how a company, and its leaders, values their employees.
- We survey the employee base. This survey is anonymous and gives us critical insights into the company’s culture, practices, morale, and general sentiments of the employees.
Once completed, we make the determination if a company will be certified as an Ideal Place to Work™, and at which level.
Three Certification Levels
There are three certification levels that an employer can achieve: Silver Certified, Gold Certified, and Platinum Certified. The qualifications for each level are spelled out below
- At least 75% of surveyed employees rate the company as an Ideal Place to Work™
- Minimum of 3 weeks of vacation or sick time for 80% of employees
- Have a formal employee development program
- Allow at least 25% of employees to have a hybrid work schedule
- Provide healthcare insurance to your employees
- At least 80% of surveyed employees rate the company as an Ideal Place to Work™
- Minimum of 3 weeks vacation or sick time for 80% of employees
- Have a formal employee development program
- Promote from within prior to hiring externally
- Allow at least 25% of employees to have a hybrid work schedule
- Provide healthcare, vision, and dental insurance to your employees
- Provide a 401k or equivalent retirement program
- Average company tenure of at least 5 years for the leadership team
- Provide parental leave of at least 4 weeks to new parents
- At least 90% of surveyed employees rate the company as an Ideal Place to Work™
- Minimum of 3 weeks vacation or sick time for 90% of employees
- Have a formal employee development program
- Have a tuition reimbursement program
- Promote from within prior to hiring externally
- Allow at least 50% of employees to have a hybrid work schedule
- Provide healthcare, vision, and dental insurance to your employees
- Provide a 401k or equivalent retirement program
- Average company tenure of at least 5 years for the leadership team
- Provide parental leave of at least 4 months to new parents