Penn Emblem to Work with James Emmett and Co.
Penn Emblem Co., Trevose, PA, recently announced a new partnership built around inclusivity in the workplace, specifically targeting people with disabilities. In November 2020, the company solidified its work with James Emmett & Co., a team of disability consultants that supports companies in launching relationships with local disability employment vendors and helps build the internal capacity to recruit, hire, train and retain employees with disabilities, according to a news release.
James Emmett & Co. has years of education and experience working in the disabilities landscape with key expertise in the development and implementation of an inclusive workforce among small businesses and global corporations. Using leading corporate development models to increase companies’ bottom lines, James Emmett and his team work tirelessly to instill the proper mindset among current employees as well as staffing qualified workers who are safe, productive, loyal and who have a lower turnover rate. Company founder and CEO, James Emmett, lives with a disability himself as well as having disabled children. He has made it his life’s mission to make sure that his children have a fair chance at life’s opportunities, as well as others struggling with their own handicaps.
“It is not enough for us to simply say that we are open to hiring people with disabilities,” said Penn Emblem President Randi Blumenthal. “We must walk the walk too. These people are intelligent, experienced and eager to do a good job, just like anybody else.”
Penn Emblem employs roughly 500 people between its corporate location and various factories, with ages ranging from 23 to 72 and a plethora of diverse backgrounds. Through its work with James Emmett & Co., Penn Emblem will become even more of an equal opportunity and inclusive place to work, the release noted. Penn Emblem’s entire staff was briefed and coached on the new initiative and is looking forward to welcoming their new team members in all departments and locations.