Wage and related practices (based on predominant provisions in reporting establishments) 1-Continued In the tabulation by years of service, payments other than "length-of-time," such as percentage of annual earnings or flat-sum payments, were converted to an equivalent time basis for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 week's pay. NOTE. Due to rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal totals. Similar studies have been made in Atlanta, Ga.; Houston, Tex.; and New Orleans, La. Data are available on request. NOTES The following notes describe some of the important characteristics of the material summarized in this release. 1. Unless designated otherwise the wages reported represent straight-time hourly earnings (excluding premium overtime payments and shift differentials). Incentive payments, such as those resulting from piecework, production bonuses, and commission systems are included, but nonproduction bonuses, tips, and allowances for room or board or other payments in kind are excluded. Cost-of-living bonuses are considered as part of the workers' regular pay. Hourly earnings reported for salaried workers are derived from regular salaries divided by the corresponding standard hours of work. The wages of learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers are excluded from data for selected occupations but are included in the total when data are presented for all plant workers, men or women. The occupational classifications are based on written job descriptions that are available on request. 2. Although the earnings presented for an occupation exclude differentials for late-shift work, the number of workers reported refers to those employed on all shifts. Furthermore, all employment estimates presented refer to the estimated total in all establishments in the industry and area, excluding only those below the minimum size studied. Generally, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. Each group of establishments of a certain size, however, is given its proper weight in the combination of data. 3. Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy, and (b) workers actually employed on late shifts at the time of the survey. An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met any of the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts. 4. Information on wage practices other than shift differentials is presented in terms of the proportion of workers employed in offices or plant departments that observe the practice in question. These summaries are limited to formal arrangements. Tabulations of paid holidays (table C) are furtner limited to full-day holidays. Data presented for health, insurance, and pension plans (table 1) are confined to those for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the employer and exclude social security and workmen's compensation. 5. The data on scheduled hours refer to the work schedules of full-time employees during the period studied. These schedules may be either longer or shorter than the hours beyond which premium overtime is paid. 1 The study covered year-round hotels (SIC 7011 as defined in the 1949 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the Bureau of the Budget) employing 51 or more workers. * Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. 5 $2.30 and under $2.40 $2.40 and over. 1 Wage and related practices (based on predominant provisions in reporting establishments) -Continued 1 Area coverage limited to the city limits. Shift differential payments not provided by any of the hotels studied. NOTES The following notes described some of the important characteristics of the material summarized in this release. 1. Unless designated otherwise the wages reported represent straight-time hourly earnings (excluding premium overtime payments and shift differentials). Incentive payments, such as those resulting from piecework, production bonuses, and commission systems are included, but nonproduction bonuses, tips, and allowances for room or board or other payments in kind are excluded. Cost-of-living bonuses are considered as part of the workers' regular pay. Hourly earnings reported for salaried workers are derived from regular salaries divided by the corresponding standard hours of work. The wages of learners, apprentices, and handicapped workers are excluded from data for selected occupations but are included in the total when data are presented for all plant workers, men or women. The occupational classifications are based on written job descriptions that are available on request. 2. Although the earnings presented for an occupation exclude differentials for late-shift work, the number of workers reported refers to those employed on all shifts. Furthermore, all employment estimates presented refer to the estimated total in all establishments in the industry and area, excluding only those below the minimum size studied. Generally, a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied. Each group of establishments of a certain size, however, is given its proper weight in the combination of data. 3. Shift differential data are presented in terms of (a) establishment policy, and (b) workers actually employed on late shifts at the time of the survey. An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met any of the following conditions: (1) Operated late shifts at the time of the survey, or (2) had formal provisions covering late shifts. 4. Information on wage practices other than shift differentials is presented in terms of the proportion of workers employed in offices or plant departments that observe the practice in question. Due to rounding, sums of individual items do not necessarily equal totals. Tabulations of paid holidays (table C) are further limited to full-day holidays. Data presented for health, insurance, and pension plans (table D) are confined to those for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the employer and exclude social security and workmen's compensation. In the tabulations of vacation policies by years of service (table E), payments not on a time basis were converted; for example, a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as the equivalent of 1 week's pay. 5. The data on scheduled hours refer to the work schedules of full-time employees during the period studied. These schedules may be either longer or shorter than the hours beyond which premium overtime is paid. 1 The study covered year-round hotels (SIC 7011 as defined in the 1949 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual prepared by the Bureau of the Budget) employing 51 or more workers. 2 Earnings data exclude tips and the value of free room and board, if any; also excluded are premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. |