Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
NEW PRUDENTIAL
DISABILITY PLAN
CONTINUED from First Psge.)

abled after twenty-five complete
ing received the maximum service
disability allowance provided for I'M
der the plan, and are less than sixty
five years Of age in the case of men
and sixty years of age in the case of
women, will in the event of continued
disability receive special consldera-
ton by the board of directors.
AT these ages the employee may re-
tire under the company's service re-
tirement plan by which he or she will
receive an allowance of from $50 to
500 month for the balance of life,
according to compensation earned and
length of service.
Employees quarantined at home by
public health officials will be paid four
weeks salary, but this will not affect
the compensation payable for per-
sonal illness. Absence for disability
not exceeding twelve days in any fis-
cal year will be allowed and not
charged against service disability al
lowance.
One of the beneficial effects in car
rying out this plan will be in not
permitting employees to return be-
cred. The company, in addition to
the service disability allowance, will
provide tuberculous employees after
three years service with treatment at
the nearest sanatorium for twenty
six weeks and will pay travelling ex-
penses. Treatment will be provided
for only in institutions. private or
public, approved by the company.
When no such institution is available
the company may grant an extra al
lowanee for special and suitable home
treatment.
President Dryden Pleased.
President Forrest r. Dryden was es-
pecially pleased that the plan had
been formulated. He said:
1.-THE Prudential believes in it's staff
and has always endeavored to show
its belief. We have today, and have
had at times for many years, clerks
and employees temporarily away from
the office through sickness or other
disability. The number necessarily
grew as the force increased, although
I believe our employees, as a class
are absent less through sickness than
in many large concerns. The Pru-
dental has been liberal in its treat
ment of its employees, but as the
force grew the board of directors de-
cided that general plan of disability
allowances could be inaugurated
Again this indicates the deep interest
taken by the company in the welfare
of it's employees by providing in a
systematic manner a reasonable
amount of pecuniary assistance to
those disabled and sick The plan
was drawn up by the officers of the
and approved by the board
of directors.
I'VE believe If a man Is once Pru-
Dental employee he will always wish
to be a Prudential employee. We
make the working conditions of our
staff as good as we know how. The
issues over two million
policies yearly and the home office
facilities are such that every clerk,
and department head and
others can do the greatest possible
amount of work under the best condi-
lions, thus assuring the greatest eff
cheney and lowest proportlonate eX-
pense rate in home office manage
ment.
Add the service retirement plan in
troduced In March, 1912. to the new
plan and we believe it
makes service with the Prudential
most attractive and desirable. The
adoption of these plans secures for
the Prudential, as far as we know,
the honor of being the first life in
surance organization to put Into effect
systematic and comprehensive plans
for the care Of employees during tenn
porary and permanent disablement."
On the cover of a Prudential bro
,hure announcing the new plan ap-
pears the following extract from the
ate President John r. Dryden's
Christmas message to the Prudential
staff in 1903;
THE company is proud Of it's staff
IF men, than whom there could be
none more loyal and faithful, none
more determined to advance the great
work of life insurance. May the com
ng year bring you and yours full
of prosperity, happiness and
peace. May our mutual experience
md combined efforts to make the
stronger, greater and more
enduring bring us constantly nearer
o the true brotherhood of man.
'ounded in the dignity of the honest
abor of faithful workers Joined in a
common aim"