The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-10

-ever is imposed upon any employe. The fund for this purpose is set aside by the company and no em ploye can contribute to 1t.
 pension may be secured by any employe who has reached the age of sxty-five years (fiftyfive years in case of female employes) and whose term of service has been twenty years or more. The minimum pension is $20 per month and the basis upon which the pension is computed is as follows
 For each year of actual service, one per cent of the average annaul pay during the ten years next preceding retirement although the committee, in it's discretion, may base the pension upon the aver age annual pay of the ten years of consecutive serv ice during which the retired employe was paid the highest wages The deception of pension does not debar any empoye from engaging in other Business.
 An employe who has become totally disabled as result of sickness or of injury other than by ac cidenta injury, rising out of and in the course of employment by the company, and whose term of service has been fifteen years or more may be re- tired from active service and granted 8 pension
 If this pension is granted it shall be for such period as the committee may determine.
 For pension allowance shall be as follows:
 For each year of his term of employment, per cent of the average annual pay during the ten
 
 ever, that the committee may, at it's discretion, base such pension upon the average annual pay of the ten consecutive years of service during which the retired employe was paid the highest rate of wages.
 The disability benefits apply to employees injured while in the performance of work for the company.
 Employees who are injured during the perform ance of work for the company receive full pay for thirteen weeks and half pay during the remainder of the disability not exceeding six years in all Those partially or temporarily disabled receive full pay for thirteen weeks and half pay until able to earn a Livelihood not exceeding six years in all Provision is also made for the payment of sur- geons' fees and other expenses of disabled en- ployes.
 Every employe is entitled to receive payments for sickness or accident while not in the perform ance of work for the company for term of en- ployment of two years, as follows:
 If term of employment IS ten years or mOie--ful pay for thirteen weeks half pay for thirty-nine weeks. If term of employment is five to ten years full pay thirteen weeks half pay thirteen weeks. If term of employment is two to five years-full pay four weeks half pay nine weeks.
 All employees are entitled to insurance equal to three years wages in case of death by accident in the performance of duty This payment is made without regard to term of service but is limited to S5000
 After term of service from five to ten years, employees who die from sickness or accident occur ing while not in the performance of work for the company receive an amount equal to six months average wages Those serving more than ten years receive one years average wages and the maximum amount is S200O.
 The term of service is not affected by leave of absence or temporary lay-off on account of reduc- tion in force. The entire plan is liberal and has met with the enthusiastic approval and apprecia- tion of the companys employees. More than 950 benefits have been paid and each case was handled without delay.
 If all large employers of labor would only take the same care of their faithful employees we would have more of the disagreeable and detrimental disputes between Capital and Labor, and the coun-