II.  Work Force, Wages and Productivity
     The "fit" between your company and existing industry as to attitude,
     wage scales and economic climate.

  A.  Area Labor Force Inventory.........................................  []
      1.  Total labor force within feasible commuting radius.............  []
      2.  Number and percent unemployed during last five years...........  []
      3.  Seasonal variations in employment..............................  []
      4.  Categories of employment.......................................  []
          a.  Agricultural...............................................  []
          b.  Manufacturing ( by type)...................................  []
          c.  Government.................................................  []
          d.  Other non-agricultural ( by type)..........................  []
          e.  Non-available work force (institutional, military, student)..[]
      5.  Analysis of potential employables by skills (professional,        
          technical, manual, clerical)...................................  []
      6.  Skills notably abundant in area, or in short supply............  []
      7.  Analysis by age, sex, educational level........................  []
          a.  Percent of adults with high school education...............  []
      8.  Management potential...........................................  []
          a.  Your requirement for five years............................  []
          b.  Number of college graduates................................  []
          c.  Undergraduate and graduate programs of college.............  []
          d.  Executive development programs in college for non-students.  []
          e.  Executive development programs of various associations and
              organizations..............................................  []

  B.  Wages and Hours....................................................  []
      1.  Local wage rate, by occupation.................................  []
      2.  Average work week..............................................  []
      3.  Domination of wage structure by single company or industry.....  []
      4.  Competition for labor force from other companies...............  []
      5.  Cost of living index...........................................  []
      6.  Significant changes in wage rates (past three years)...........  []

  C.  Benefits Usual in Area.............................................  []
      1.  Pensions.......................................................  []
      2.  Life insurance.................................................  []
      3.  Medical insurance..............................................  []
      4.  Holidays.......................................................  []
      5.  Vacations......................................................  []
      6.  Sick leave.....................................................  []
      7.  Coffee breaks, rest periods....................................  []

  D.  Productivity.......................................................  []
      1.  Other employers' experience as compared with their plants in other
          areas..........................................................  [] 
      2.  Absenteeism....................................................  []
      3.  Turnover in various industries.................................  []
      4.  Accident rates.................................................  []

  E.  Unions.............................................................  []
      1.  History of unions in area......................................  []
      2.  History of organization attempts and success rate..............  []

      3.  Time lost due to strikes in last five years....................  []
          a.  History of slowdowns.......................................  []
      4.  External or local control of unions............................  []
      5.  Caliber of union leadership....................................  []
      6.  Union of political activity....................................  []
      7.  Restrictive practices, secondary boycotts......................  []
      8.  Attitude toward automation, other technological change.........  []
          a.  Evidence of labor/management cooperation...................  []
      9.  Degree of white collar unionism in area........................  []

  F.  Personnel Policies in Area.........................................  []
      1.  Trial periods..................................................  []
      2.  Seniority rules................................................  []
      3.  Promotion procedure............................................  []
      4.  Transfer procedure.............................................  []
      5.  Overtime compensation..........................................  []
      6.  Willingness to work various shifts.............................  []
      7.  Shift premium..................................................  []

  G.  Vocational Training................................................  []
      1.  Facilities and programs available..............................  []
      2.  Plans for new programs, facilities.............................  []

  H.  Legislation (see also local, state, or federal government).........  []
      1.  Workmen's compensation rate....................................  []
      2.  Unemployment compensation rate.................................  []
      3.  Equal employment (EEOC) requirements...........................  []
      
  I.  Sources of Evaluating the Availability of Labor....................  []
      1.  Government labor office........................................  []
      2.  Other employers in the area....................................  []
      3.  Development organizations......................................  []
      4.  Advertising, sampling..........................................  []
      5.  Registration program...........................................  []
      6.  College and trade school placement services....................  []
      7.  Employment agencies............................................  []

  J.  Commuting Patterns.................................................  []
      1.  Normal radius for plant in area................................  []
      2.  Variations in commuting rate due to sex, age group and rural
          residence......................................................  []
      3.  Radius for higher paying plants................................  []

  K.  Relocation.........................................................  []
      1.  Public and union relations at time of announcement of relocation.[]
      2.  Cost of termination............................................  []
      3.  Information about new community for transfer employees.........  []
      4.  Employee moving expenses.......................................  []
      5.  Financial allowance for employees who move.....................  []

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