Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04
IOWA CENTRAL AND M. G. ST. |
MAKE CHANGE IN METHOD
OF HANDLING EMPoYEs.
NO MORE SUSPENSIONS
FOR RULE INFRAcTloNS
Merit and Dement, System Put Into
Effect on June 1-Apples to Engine
Train, Yard, Telegraph and Station
service-AlI Employees Started With
Clean Records FIRST of Month.

Wiuing clean the slate on when me
records of EMPLOYEES are kept, the Iowa
Central and Minneapolis & -. Leo47
"a ilroads. have inaugurated the heEl'
and denerir system on both roads. II
became effective June /. according 70
the bulletin received here FRIDAY. The
change Is a most important one IN
railroad circles because It means jhal
EMPLOYEES will no longer be laid of
tor infractlon OF company rules.
Instead dement's VIII De entered
against the mans record, and Tor spe-
cially creditable performances the en-
Moves viii receive credits Of merit.
Affects Many Employees.
The new system applies 70 engine,
train. ward. telegraph and station SER
vice. ana on both roads il attecls
many hundreds or enployes.
The object OF the innovation, a stated
in The bulletin is, I'd avoid iae los
of wages by persons employed and suf-
fering to those dependent upon tn~i,
earnings Also. 10 stimulate and en-
courage al! persons engaged IN the
company service III the faithful and IN
telligent performance u their duties
All Start With Clean Record.
NJ matter what an enploTe'S record
may have been in the past. ne and al
others included start with q clean rec
ord withou, merits or dement's on JuAe
\ record Of iha merits and dement's
viii be kent by the division superln-
7e,ldent-. An accumulation II dement's
Mil can TOR special considerations
Waen the service Of an emp.oEe i 50
-r,r.t
him for further service dismissal rom
the service viii follow.
50 demerit VIII be charged aga.nst
an employe without notice - the per
son and 4 chance given MIN for "
1,lanatfon and defense with witnesses
Special Credits for Service.
Special credits are 10 be given en-
l,loy-es for notable excellent conduct.
good judgment in emergencies ami
LOYALTY Investigations u cases vii
con1inae a heretofore hut Whll~
reprimands ana cautions viii be re-
corded Tor slight offenses, no ac-
lual Suspensions VIII be served by an
employee al fault. When the dement's
reached the number Of ninety the en-
ploye viii be cautioned and when they
reach 100 be viii be dismissed.
Scale Of Dement'S.
70 De repflnldaGed lilSdii@ Dle e.
merit. but one merit equals and cancels
on the employees record two dement's,
A clean record for six months cancels
five dement's. \ clear record Tor Z
year cancels ten dement's. \ Two
years clear record cancels thirtE-fve
dement's a four years clear record
cancels sevanty-iive dement's and FIVE
years clear record equals a clear rec
ord for service. Dishonesty, desertion
Of trains, immortality, gross careless
ness. intoXication, INSTRUMENTATION. in
civility. willful negligence, incomper-
ency. and disobedience Of the com
pany's rules Will be sufficient cause for
dismissal from the service
Heretofore the system in force has
been that suspensions from work for
periods ranging from ten days up. were
enforced for infraction of rules.
The bulletin is issued by General
Manager ". G. Bierd and approved BY
Vice President G. II. Aclert, in charge
Of the operating department.