The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-11

Of the average annual pay for ten years,
multiplied by the number of years d
service. Therefore, a man who has had
thirty years in service would get 80 per
cent. of the average salary which he
had been receiving during his last ten
years of service. No pension will be less
than $1,000 a month.
Accident Disability Benefits-In the
case of accidents occurring In and due
TO the performance of work for the COM
pany the employee will receive for total
di disability, full pay for thirteen weeks and
half pay for the remainder of disability
UP to six years.
ff the disability is temporary, he will
receive full pay for thirteen weeks and
half pay until able to earn a liveli-
hood, not exceeding six years.
Sickness Disability Benefits-Employees
who are disabled by sickness or acct
dent outside of the regular course of
duty after ten or more wears
liz service. will receive full pay for tnir-
teen weeks and half pay for thirty-nine
weeks; if from five to ten years in ser
vice, fun pay for thirteen weeks and
helf pay for thirteen weeks; if from
two to five years in service, full pay for
four weeks and half pay for nine weeks,
In the case of employees who have not
been two years In service heads of de-
partments will be permitted the same
discretion as heretofore. in continuing
pay during temporary illness.
Life Insurance-In the case of death
resulting from accident in and due to
performance of work for the company
an insurance amounting to three years
ray will be paid to the dependents of
the emplove, the maximum payment
being $4,000.
In the case of death resulting from
sickness or from accident outside the
business, the payment will be one
Years pay for employees who have been
10 years or more in service and one
half of one years pay for employees
who have been from five to ten years
in service the maximum being $4,000.
If any state statutes provide for
mere liberal compensation than is pro-
vided under the benefit plan the stat
utory provision will prevail. Where the
employees have legal rights, as in some
accident cases, they will have the OPP
tion of exercising such rights or ac-
oepting the companys benefits.
Fund Is Set Aside
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company has set aside from its
surplus a fund which provides for those
whom 1t directly employs and also pro-
vides reserve. upon which, under
certain tOhulNlOllS. bHc dSSc$iaAto tO'Ai7
panies may draw. This fund is sup
plemented by funds set aside by each
company. The total appropriations
Will aggregate something more than
sl0.000.000. The benefits, ii is esti-
mated. will cost annually about ST.
100000 more than the present pay
ments on this account.
The administration of the funds will
he in the hands of employees benefit
committee of five, to be appointed by
the board of directors of each COM
pany. The committee of each associ-
ated company will have jurisdiction
over the benefits for employees of that
company.
The employees benefit committee of
The American Telephone and Telegraph
company will have general jurisdic-
ton over the plan for the entire sys-
tom and specific authority as TO the
American Telephone and Telegraph
ccmpany's employees benefits.