Show I I I I I I I I INSURANCE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES FOUND TO BE SUCCESS Check for Husbands Husband's s Wages for Three Years Is Given by Telephone Company to Widow A practical demonstration of ot tho the operation of a voluntary employers' employers liability plan inaugurated by the Mountain States State Telephone and Telegraph Tole- Tole graph company has hM been made in this city which has been approved thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- by bythe the officials of tho the company as well as by the employees who are arc vitally affect affected d. d Charles W. W Guest a lineman employed em em- played by the telephone compan company came In contact while working for the company company com corn pany last ast week with a high tension wire niro and was killed instantly by the tho current currant Although Mr Guest earned carried no insurance insurance insurance in in- in 10 a regular company because of the extra hazards of his bis occupation a check amounting to three throe years wages on the basis of what he was earn earn- ing mug at the time of bi his death was paid to his biB widow by his employers within twenty-four twenty hours of ot his death Tho The payment was in lino line with the company's policy of operation co-operation and voluntary insurance and was the latest of several that hive haVe been paid by the company since tho employers' employers protective protective tive tivo plan was inaugurated by the compa company com corn pa pant pany about two years ago The The llan plan for the tho payment of pensions pen an and ana accident and sickness disability disability ity benefits to employees became effective effective ti tive January 1 1913 and is applicable to aU all employees of tho the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company says A. A H. H De Do Nike Niko d division vision general in manager Retirement on pension is provided for employees of various classes Class ClassA A is ill is for employees whose term of employment employment em em- has been twenty years years or longer and who have reached the age of 60 years for men and 55 years for women 1 per cent of annual average pay pty y during ten years for each year of s service Class B for employees whose terms of or employment have been twenty twenty- five years or longer lonter and who havo have reached the ago 0 or of 55 65 years for men and 50 60 years For women Class C for employees whose term terra of employment ment has baa been on thirty years or longer 1 per percent percent percent cent of annual avera average e pay for tor ten years for each year of service The minimum pension that will be paid is is 20 per month Accident and aDd disability benefits are full fall pay for or thirteen weeks half balt pay for the tho remainder of absence not Rot exceeding ox ex six years rears in all Sickness disability die dis ability benefits for employees whoso whose terms of employment have havo been ten years or lon longer er full pay for thirteen w week ek and half pay for br or thirty nine weeks after the first days' days ill ill- ness noes For those whose term of employment employ employ- employment ment mont has bas been five firo years or longer but less than ton years ears full fun pay pa for thirteen thir teen t weeks an and l half pay f for r thirteen weeks For Tor employees who have be been on in the company's employ over two vears years and less iban five fhe years full p-a p pay for or 01 four weeks and half pay for nine weeks The life Ufo insurance phase of the system system tem tern under which Mr Guests Guest's widow received h her hr r check cheek provides that payments pay pay- moats ments shall shaU be ba made on the following schedule For employees e ce whoso whose terms torm of employment em cm- have haTo been ten years or longer ono one years year's pay not exceeding 2000 whose terms of employment have been five fire years ears or longer but out not ten years six months' months pay not exceeding 2000 and for employees whose death is caused by bv accident o occurring in and duo to p performance of work for the company three years' years pay not exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing The Tho inauguration of this thil plan has gir given n a tremendous stimulus of interest interest inter inter- est eat among employees in all departments departments departments depart depart- ments in the welfare of the company and the tone of ot the company's forces tomes is ie the better for it in every ery way This plan gives the employees a definite future fu fri ture and brighter outlook upon their own old ago than could coull po possibly sibly como come om under ordinary conditions Cheerfulness s makes good service to the public and tho removal of tho the cause for worry as to what will become of them in old a age e h hrs has done wonders in inthe the tho im improvement of service to the public |