No. 27: Automatic Data Processing

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  • No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Recruitment & Retention
  • No. 3 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos
  • No. 10 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Executive Women
Why It’s on the List

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returns to the list for the third time with an improved ranking. ADP’s multifaceted approach to diversity management starts with strong accountability measures at the top. The company’s senior executives have their compensation tied to diversity metrics. Diversity goals, such as sponsoring resource groups and recruiting for diversity, are included in executive-performance reviews. The executive diversity council, which meets quarterly, signs off on diversity goals and metrics, communicates findings and recommendations to the board of directors and has its members’ compensation tied to its goals. Additionally, the council is chaired by the CEO, and all of its members participate in the mentoring program.

ADP is distinguished by its flexible work culture and strong work/life benefits. The company provides an ADP Alumni Site (post-retirement benefits), national wellness programs such as free flu shots, and various other paid resource and referral benefits. The company’s summer-internship program piloted reverse mentoring between interns and hiring managers.

ADP thoroughly tracks all of its initiatives, assesses progress of underrepresented groups in the succession-planning process, and reports on its community outreach, business development and advancement statistics for its resource-group members and on the integrity of all data within the supplier-diversity systems. The company uses a third party to authenticate its supplier-diversity qualifications.

ADP received DiversityInc’s Top Company for Working Families special award in 2011.
Diversity Leadership
Carlos Rodriguez Photo Carlos Rodriguez
President and CEO:“Companies with the best leaders and innovators are those that win in the marketplace. The way to get and keep such people is to make sure you look for people with a wide range of diverse backgrounds and experience. That’s why diversity and inclusion drive our talent strategy and reflect the global nature of our company and clients.”
Tara Amaral Photo Tara Amaral
Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President, Talent Acquisition:“Diversity and inclusion play major roles in how we recruit, hire and develop talented associates. By treating each of our associates as unique and allowing them to grow to their full potential, ADP brings added resource to each challenge it undertakes on behalf of its clients.”
Company Information

U.S. Headquarters: Roseland, N.J.

U.S. Employees: 34,335

Last Year’s DiversityInc Top 50 Ranking: No. 38
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