INDIANAPOLIS, May 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At its recent Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM16), DirectEmployers recognized UPS and CDW as the winners of the Association's third annual Member Awards Competition for their excellence and commitment in OFCCP compliance and recruitment marketing.
The DirectEmployers Member Awards (DMAs) began in 2013 as a way to commend member organizations for hard work and facilitate the sharing of best practices. With categories focused on OFCCP compliance and recruitment marketing, DirectEmployers received an abundance of entries from their members. A panel of subject matter experts and practitioners selected the following winners and runners up:
- OFCCP Compliance Winner: UPS
- OFCCP Compliance Runner Up: Oracle
- Recruitment Marketing Winner: CDW
- Recruitment Marketing Runner Up: AT &T
Following the award presentation, each DMA finalist had the opportunity to further discuss their initiative and share the challenges, successes and future plans with DEAM16 attendees. In addition to member award winners, employment law expert John C. Fox of Fox, Wang & Morgan P.C. was presented with the 2016 WOW Award for his contributions to the advancement of OFCCP compliance knowledge, while Pam Webster of Enterprise Holdings was awarded with the 2016 Breakthrough Award for her contributions to the human resources industry.
About Direct Employers Member Awards
The dedication and vigor of DirectEmployers Members empowers DirectEmployers Association in its mission of providing companies with an employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches a diverse national and international workforce. Members are constantly juggling multiple AAPs, career site launches, employer branding campaigns, veteran hiring initiatives, OFCCP audits and more – often with tight budgets and limited resources. Despite these ongoing challenges, Members continue to raise the bar on industry standards in the areas of OFCCP compliance and recruitment. The DirectEmployers Board of Directors wanted to commend the hard work and launched the Member Awards Competition in 2013.
About DirectEmployers Association
DirectEmployers Association is a nonprofit member-owned and managed association formed in 2001 by 14 leading Fortune 500 companies searching for a way to reduce recruiting costs, while regaining ownership of their recruitment brand. Through collaboration with these individuals, DirectEmployers developed proprietary technology that has since led to the creation of our flagship product—a federal contractor compliance solution that assists with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program's (OFCCP) VEVRAA mandatory listing requirements and Section 503 regulations. Now with over 800 employers varying in industry and size, we've expanded our Member benefits to include a Partner Relationship Manager (PRM), networking and educational opportunities and fully customizable Recruitment Marketing Solutions.
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