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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2006
SGIA Personnel Practices Survey provides leg up
SGIA Personnel Practices Survey provides leg up in quest for the best employees
Fairfax, Virginia — Among specialty imaging firms, competition for staff is as tough a part of the marketplace as any. Key to your success is knowing what the playing field looks like, said SGIA Business Associate Alaina Harris.
“The most competitive companies stay on track with their personnel policies and benefits,” said Harris.
To give members a picture of the marketplace, SGIA Surveys & Statistics conducted its biennial Personnel Practices survey, which investigated the ways specialty imaging professionals handle human resources issues ranging from health benefits to schedule. Among the results, gathered from specialty imagers around the world:
- The overwhelming majority of employers (70 percent) base overtime pay on total hours worked in a week, rather than calculating it based on the day.
- Most firms offer some type of disability insurance; 70 percent of respondents said their firms offer long-term disability insurance, and 75 percent said they offer short-term disability insurance.
- Co-pays are the most popular type of prescription drug coverage (52 percent of respondents), and among them, the majority of co-pays run between $10 and $20.
- Half the time, vacation leave is awarded from the beginning. First-year employees receive leave 54 percent of the time. More than half of their employers provide five days. On the other end of the spectrum, 34 percent of businesses allow up to 15 days for fifth-year employees.
”If you want to be the firm that attracts the best employees, get a handle on data such as paid time off, overtime pay, scheduling and alternative healthcare offerings, you need to check out this survey,: Harris added. “Your people make all the difference in how competitive your firm is.”
To get the low-down on what’s up in the world of employment. Visit SGIA.org Surveys & Statistics.
SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
Make the most of your specialty imaging business Take full advantage of the information on SGIA.org, and experience the specialty graphic imaging industry first-hand at SGIA ’07 (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida; October 2427, 2006). “Specialty imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA members use, including those they’ll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including point-of-purchase displays, signs, advertisements, garments, containers, and vehicles.
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Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-359-1301
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