Plan Your HR Strategy with Most Loved Workplaces® A Guide to the 2024-2025 Lists and Why Your Company Should Get Certified
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As companies look ahead to the coming year, it’s crucial to start planning your HR strategies to ensure a thriving, engaged workforce. The 2024-2025 Most Loved Workplaces® lists provide the perfect roadmap for aligning your employee resource groups (ERGs), wellness programs, and diversity initiatives with national and international observances. By getting certified as a Most Loved Workplace®, your organization can lead the way in creating a positive work environment that attracts, retains, and nurtures top talent.
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Why Timing Matters: Aligning HR Strategy with the Most Loved Workplaces® Lists
Each month in the 2024-2025 calendar is dedicated to a specific theme that aligns with key national and international days of recognition. By timing your HR initiatives to coincide with these themes, your company can create a cohesive and strategic plan that resonates with employees and strengthens your workplace culture.
Here’s how you can use the Most Loved Workplaces® lists to guide your HR strategy throughout the year:
August 2024: Wellness – National Wellness Month
Theme: Wellness
Focus: August is National Wellness Month, making it the perfect time to spotlight your company’s wellness programs. Recognize and promote initiatives that support mental, physical, and emotional well-being. By focusing on wellness now, you lay the foundation for a healthier, more productive workforce.
September 2024: Parents and Caregivers – National Working Parents Day
Theme: Parents and Caregivers
Focus: National Working Parents Day on September 16th is an opportunity to highlight the support your company provides to working parents and caregivers. This is the time to promote flexible work arrangements, parental leave policies, and family-friendly benefits that help employees balance work and home life.
October 2024: America’s Top Most Loved Workplaces® and Most Loved CEOs
Theme: Leadership and Workplace Culture
Focus: October brings the inaugural America’s Top Most Loved Workplaces® List, alongside National Boss’s Day on October 16th. This is the ideal moment to recognize leadership that drives a positive workplace culture. Celebrate the CEOs and leaders who make a difference and set the standard for others to follow.
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November 2024: Veterans, UK’s Top Most Loved Workplaces®, and Excellence 1000 Index
Theme: Veterans and International Recognition
Focus: Veterans Day on November 11th is dedicated to honoring companies that actively support veterans in their workforce. Additionally, this month features the UK’s Top Most Loved Workplaces® and the Excellence 1000 Index, recognizing international companies that set the benchmark for excellence in the workplace.December 2024: Volunteering and Disability – International Volunteer Day and International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Theme: Volunteering and Disability Inclusion
Focus: December is the time to shine a spotlight on your company’s volunteer programs and commitment to disability inclusion. With International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd and International Volunteer Day on December 5th, this month is about celebrating your company’s contributions to the community and creating an inclusive workplace.January 2025: Career Advancement – National Mentoring Month
Theme: Career Development
Focus: Kick off the new year with a focus on career advancement. January, National Mentoring Month, is perfect for highlighting mentorship and professional development programs. Use this month to set the tone for the year by emphasizing growth opportunities and career pathways within your organization.
February 2025: Inclusion and Diversity – Black History Month
Theme: Inclusion and Diversity
Focus: February is dedicated to celebrating Inclusion and Diversity, with a focus on Black History Month. This is an opportunity to showcase your company’s commitment to diversity and to honor the contributions of African Americans within your organization.March 2025: Women and Top Global Most Loved Workplaces® – Women’s History Month
Theme: Women and Global Recognition
Focus: Women’s History Month in March is a time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women in your workplace. Highlight the initiatives that support women’s growth and leadership, and reveal your organization’s commitment to gender equality.April 2025: Neurodiversity – World Autism Awareness Day
Theme: Neurodiversity
Focus: April is all about Neurodiversity, with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. This month, emphasize the importance of creating an inclusive environment where neurodiverse individuals can thrive. Highlight programs and initiatives that support neurodiverse employees and celebrate their contributions.
May 2025: Wellness/Mental Health – Mental Health Awareness Month
Theme: Mental Health
Focus: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a critical time to reinforce your company’s commitment to mental well-being. Promote mental health resources and initiatives that support employees in maintaining their mental health and well-being.June 2025: LGBTQ+ – LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Theme: LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Focus: June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, an ideal time to showcase your company’s efforts in promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion. Celebrate the diversity within your workplace and ensure that all employees feel seen, heard, and supported.July 2025: Young Professionals
Theme: Young Professionals
Focus: As summer peaks, July is the perfect time to celebrate and invest in Young Professionals within your organization. Highlight the opportunities available for growth and development, and recognize the fresh perspectives that young talent brings to your company.Conclusion: Making the Most Loved Workplaces® Lists Part of Your HR Strategy
By aligning your HR strategy with the Most Loved Workplaces® lists for 2024-2025, you create a structured plan that not only meets the needs of your employees but also enhances your overall workplace culture. Getting certified as a Most Loved Workplace® provides recognition for your efforts and establishes your organization as a leader in employee satisfaction and engagement.
Start planning now to ensure your company is on track to become a Most Loved Workplace® in 2024-2025. Use these monthly themes as a guide, and let your HR strategy reflect the values and culture that make your organization a great place to work.
For more information on how to get certified and make the Most Loved Workplaces® lists part of your HR strategy, visit Most Loved Workplace®.
Louis Carter is the founder and CEO of Best Practice Institute, Most Loved Workplace, and Results-Based Culture. Author of In Great Company, Change Champions Field Guide, and Best Practices in Talent Management, as well as a series of Leadership Development books. He is a trusted strategic advisor and coach to CEOs, CHROs, and leaders of mid-sized to F500 companies – enabling change and steering employer brand development together with highly effective teams, leaders, and organizations as a whole.
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