PERSONNEL PRACTICES
An Independent Research Agenq^ recently surveyed 2500 Companies hav
ing approximately Five Million Employees and have published the follow
ing results:
Other Companies
80% did not give Christmas bonuses.
94% did not give bonuses for general
merit.
87% do not pay employees serving on
Jury duty.
90% do not give any time off with pay
for death in the immediate family.
25% do not have any type of health
and accident insurance.
80% do not have an employee maga
zine or newspaper.
40% do not have either doctors or
nurses.
85% do not have any music in the
plants.
55% do not have any mobile food or
drink units.
62% do not have a company cafeteria.
72% do not have Christmas parties for
employees.
56% do not have Christmas parties for
employees’ children.
57%’' do not have any awards for
service.
64% do not give extra vacation for
service.
E c u s t o
Gives Christmas checks to all employ
ees.
Has in the past paid a job dividend.
Pays an employee when he serves on a
Jury-
Allows an employee, where necessary,
three days with pay.
Has a very liberal plan.
THE ECHO is published monthly for
all employees.
Has both doctors and nurses.
Has music in several departments.
Provides food and drinks to employees
who cannot use the cafeteria.
Operates a cafeteria and makes sales
at less than cost.
Has parties scheduled at shift changing
time so that all employees can attend.
Has special children’s Christmas par
ties and gives each child a gift.
Has a Five-Year Club which entitles
an employee to wear a distinctive pin
and increases his base pay by 5%.
Gives all hourly workers two weeks
with pay after they have had five years
continuous service.
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