Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Benefit Tl Unemployment compensation is a benefit that Clinton Mills provides for its employees as required by law. A large number of Clinton employees-for the first time ever-drew unemployment compensation during the latter part of 1974 and the earlier part of 1975. This was during the depth of the recession that has troubled the entire textile industry. Poor business conditions, coupled with soft textile markets forced Clinton Mills into adjusting its working schedules. Dnrinp .Innuarv Fphriuirv j?nr1 Marph alone, Clinton employees received unemployment compensation checks totalling more than $576,000, according to Benefits Manager Truman Owens. Benefits that employees received were calculated on a formula not to exceed $88 "take home" pay per week. The formula was based FURMAN BROWN RETIRES Furman Brown, second from right, retire* from Lydia on May 10 after more than 18 year continuous service. Furman, a plant securit; officer, is shown with his fellow employees a he ended his work career with Clinton Mills PLANT SA1 Through May 31, 1975 Plant Manhours Lost Tin No. 1 61,261 No. 2 321.495 Maint. 103,213 Lydia 264.608 Bailey 164,750 Company Total 915,327 Frequency is the number of lost times per mi A < m. , mm <11 | i S i ' 5 * ?,!' * \\" f * ? - I V t r , **f ( Clara Brown El Mrs. Clara Brown, a after more than 50 ye company. Clara is show ft r\rr\ Knr fftHnu* rninninr hiat Paid Off on the employee's pay history during a designated period of time. WHO PAYS UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES? Clinton Mills, like other employers, pays an unemployment compensation tax to the states in which it operates. It is like an insurance program that pays off when you are out of work. Unemployment compensation is required by law and is paid for by employers at no cost to employees. All nf thie to* mnnpv appordinp to the law. goes into a reserve from which benefits are paid. Each employer has a reserve account. Payments by the employer are added to the account and payments to employees are deducted when payments are made to employees as they file for benefits. The money has to be replaced since the law H requires the amount balance to be maintained | at certain levels (a per centage of the ^ company's total payroll). How will the cost of these vast numbers of >_ claims be paid back? First, Clinton Mills will be required tc restore its account balance to the specified , level. This will be done by increasing the taa rate the company must pay each year. Clinton Mills has co-operated fully with the m South Carolina Employment Security Commis sion in providing payroll records on computei '' tape 10 speea up we lliuvcssiug auu mailing If t checks, according to Benefits Managei K Truman Owens. For the most part, checks have beei mailed directly from Columbia to th< employee's home as quickly as possible. "The co-operation between the state an< s local office, and the company helpet y everyone," said Owens. "Employees didn' s have to wait in line at the local offices to fil claims, and the checks arrived much quicker.' FETY STANDINGS Lost Time le Acc. Medicals Frequency 0 0 0 ? 11 fi 99 0 2 0 2 9 7.56 1 5 6.07 5 27 5.46 illion hours worked l ll "Vr It* & nds 50-Year Work Career Plant No. 2 spinner, retired May 9 ars continuous service with the n with a Happy Retirement cake | Spotlighting | Our Children i Frankie and Paul Lee S I children of Jean and Paul S ; employees. The children's grar Wilford Samples, and Mrs. Gei j ^hB| | e Richard and Wesley Ivester Kenneth Ivester. Their grandp; Samples and Mr. and Mrs. We: employees except Mrs. Sample Jamie Moore is the handsome two year old son of Ann and Mitchell Moore. His birthday was May 13. Jamie's grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, and Chestley E. King, all Clinton Mills employees. VWM Brandt and Kimberly Edw and Mrs. Oscar Edwards and Wilma Coleman, Plant No. 2 Vernon and Tonie Kelle respectively. They are the son Christal Dawn Couch is the attractive young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Couch. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William ITnwlor m umvi am pies are the charming amples, both Plant No. 2 idparents are Mr. and Mrs. leva McGee of Anderson. - are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. arents are Mrs. Annie Ruth sley Ivester. All are Clinton s. james L>ee smiui '? uie sun of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Windell Smith. Jerry is a No. 2 Picker Room employee. James Lee's grandfather, James H. Smith, is also a Clinton employee. V k 1 i if ^Ki ards are the daughters of Mr. the granddaughters of Mrs. Spinning. tt are 8 and 13 years old i and daughter of Mrs. Isabel!