Catapult Systems Awarded Family Friendly Business Designation

 
AUSTIN, Texas – November 20, 2002 – Catapult Systems Corp. has recently been designated a Family Friendly Business by the Fund for Child Care Excellence. The designation was initiated by the Fund as an effort to increase awareness of the positive aspects of family-friendly business policies.

Companies in Austin that met or exceeded superior work/family practices received an award at the Family-Friendly Business Designation Luncheon, held November 13. Catapult received a silver award designation. Other recipients included HEB Grocery, Compass Bank, Concordia University of Austin, Pervasive Software, and Cedra Corp.

Work-family conflict is an important issue for today's workforce. “Catapult has always emphasized the importance of a work/life balance with its employees. We have tried to be flexible with employee schedules and provide benefits that are beneficial to the employee and their families. It is great to see other companies trying to do the same”, says Alice Werchan, Catapult’s Director of Human Resources. Some of the benefits that Catapult offers its employees is medical and dental insurance, short-term and long-term disability and life insurance, flexible work schedules, an extensive Employee Assistance Plan, a 401(k) plan, and monthly fun events.