NY State SHRM, Best Companies Group and Rochester Business Journal Announce CDS Life Transitions as a 2024 Best Companies to Work for in New York
Webster, N.Y. – The New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and Rochester Business Journal have named CDS Life Transitions as one of the 2024 Best Companies to Work for in New York.
CDS Life Transitions is the parent organization over a family of human service affiliates, including CDS Monarch, Unistel Industries, Warrior Salute Veteran Services, iCircle Services of the Finger Lakes, CDS Rx, CDS Housing, Prime Care Coordination, and the CDS Wolf Foundation. CDS Life Transitions employees provide administrative and support services to the employees of the other affiliates. CDS Life Transitions is being recognized in the small companies (15-99 employees) category of this year’s list. The other categories are medium companies (100-249 employees) and large companies (250 or more employees).
“It is a great honor to be among the Best Companies to Work for in New York. I am grateful for each employee that is a part of the CDS Life Transitions family; and, I am proud of the work that we do every day to positively impact the lives of the individuals we serve,” says Andrew Sewnauth, CDS Life Transitions Chief Executive Officer. “At CDS Life Transitions we make it a point to engage our workforce. We embrace their feedback and work continuously to improve every day.”
Best Companies to Work for in New York is a research-driven program that examines a company’s practices, programs and benefits and also surveys its employees for their perspectives. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings.
There were two parts used to determine the rankings. The first consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices and demographics, worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience, which consisted of 75 percent of the total. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final rankings.
“The 2024 Best Companies to Work for in New York foster a positive environment for employees to thrive. They are champions of business because they look out for the well-being of their team members in addition to what’s best for the company’s bottom line,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director, BridgeTower Media/Rochester Business Journal. “The New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Best Companies Group join us at the Rochester Business Journal in congratulating this year’s impressive winners.”
The winners will be honored along with the presentation of the final rankings at the Best Companies to Work for in New York celebration in Albany on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
About the New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management
The New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management promotes the education/professional development of members in New York State through support of SHRM services. The organization also creates value for and serves the interests of SHRM members and promotes the progress and presence of SHRM to the human resources community in New York State through programs, conferences and other activities. For more information, visit nys.shrm.org.
About Best Companies Group
Since 2004, Best Companies Group has specialized in identifying and recognizing great employers to work for. Best Companies Group is an independent research firm that ranks companies based on established research methodology. The surveys provide actionable, hard-to-obtain data that companies use to improve employee recruitment and retention. For more information, visit bestcompaniesgroup.com.
About the Rochester Business Journal
The Rochester Business Journal has served as the leading source of business news and information in Rochester, N.Y., for 37 years. In addition to its website, RBJ.net, and weekly print publication, the Rochester Business Journal publishes more than 25 special products a year including Book of Lists, Explore Greater Rochester, RBJ 75 and Schools Report Card. The Rochester Business Journal also hosts 12 annual events to recognize excellence and provide leadership opportunities. Those events include Forty Under 40, Icon Honors, Women of Excellence and Reader Rankings. In addition, the Rochester Business Journal facilitates virtual panel discussions bringing local experts from the business community together to discuss current topics and trends. Its Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting, email marketing and more. The Rochester Business Journal and its sister publication, The Daily Record, which covers law and real estate in Western New York, are part of BridgeTower Media, the leading provider of B2B information, research, events and marketing solutions across more than 25 U.S. markets and industries.
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