NIGHT WORK OPERATION
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A firearms company: “Those available for night work in-
variably accepted that work because of their inability to secure
day work which was almost universally preferred.”
A boiler manufacturing work: “We have found it difficult to a
certain extent to attract employees for night work, and this diffi-
culty seems to increase with the increase in skill required of the
employee.”
A linotype machine manufacturer: “We found it exceedingly
difficult to attract the right type of employees for night work,
although we could always get employees who were willing to
work nights, but were not equal in grade to our day shift.”
An instrument manufacturing company: “We did find it quite
difficult to attract first-class mechanics to night work.”
In order to avoid such difficulties in the quality of per-
sonnel, a boiler manufacturing establishment follows this
practice:
“As a rule, we shift our most efficient and reliable day men to
the night job. About five per cent of the men prefer night work
to day work, the others only do it because it is necessary. They
understand thev will be put back todav work as soon as possible.”
Special INCENTIVES OR INDUCEMENTS FOR NigHT WORK
In an attempt to attract desirable employees for night
work, certain plants offer special financial incentives to this
class of workers. Approximately 40% of all the establish-
ments reporting these data and about 60% of all plants on a
fixed shift basis offer such bonuses. Table 8 shows the
number of plants which do or do not follow the policy of
giving bonuses to night workers.
TasLe 8: Numer oF Prants Giving or Not Giving
Bonuses For NicaT WORK, ACCORDING TO
Kino or Suirr Usep
Night Shifts Used
Regular rotating. . . ..
Fixed regular........
Fixed temporary. ....
Plants Givino Bonuses
Number of
Plants
Per Cent of
Total Plants
Giving
Bravnnsig
Plants Not Giving Bonuses
Per Cent of
Total Plants
Not Giving
Raniiees
Total
Number
of Plants
3 | 4 80 9% |
sa | 63 | 32 37
27 54 23 46
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