UMaine Receives Labor Department Award
UMaine recently was recognized by the Maine Department of Labor, which presented to President Robert A. Kennedy its Silver Collar Award for 2009 on Friday, Oct. 22. The award is conferred upon employers that, in the judgment of the Labor Department, follow human resources policies that are friendly to mature workers.
“It is important for UMaine to be known as an employee friendly workplace, and that goes for all segments of the workforce, seniors included,” Kennedy says. “I am proud of the sensitivity we display to our workers because, after all, they are our most critical resource in fulfilling UMaine’s mission.”
Other employer organizations receiving the Silver Collar Award in 2009 along with UMaine include L.L. Bean and Cianbro.