EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The starting point of all RCA employee relations is the policy that there shall be no discrimination based on race, color, creed, age, sex or national origin.

Original employment depends upon the applicant’s fitness and suitability for the work to be done. Selection of new employees of RCA is based on these main factors: ability, skill, experience, training, character, and physical fitness. Job retention and promotion to greater responsibility are based on these same qualifications.

Equally important, RCA makes every effort to place the right person in the right job. Training opportunities are made available to help employees assume their responsibilities and perform their jobs satisfactorily.

The incentives for good work throughout the Corporation include fair salaries and wages, recognition of work well done, reasonable job security, and opportunity for advancement.

The final aim of these policies is a happy, unified organization of people, alert to its responsibilities of producing more and better products and services.

We hope that you, as a member of this organization, will want to work for its continuing success and help maintain our important position in a highly competitive industry.

WORK SCHEDULE

The nature of our business makes it impractical for BMEWS Service Project to maintain inflexible working schedules.

These schedules may vary from one location and one department to the next. The schedule of hours of employment will be arranged to give you the most desirable working hours consistent with job requirements. In all instances, hours of employment conform to Federal and State laws and regulations.

PAY POLICY

It is a basic principle of RCA to pay wages and salaries equal to, or in most instances better than, those paid by other companies engaged in similar industries in the area in which you work. To assure the success of this principle, RCA has a plan of wage and salary administration based on job evaluation and occupation classification.

The duties and requirements of each job are constantly weighed and compared with those of other jobs, Job descriptions and job classifications are periodically reviewed to make certain that they represent the current nature and scope of work performed.

In accordance with our policy of paying wages and salaries comparable to those currently being paid for similar work in similar organizations, the Company regularly surveys industry and area wage and salary practices.

PAY CHECK

Wage and salary payments are made in the form of a company check. BMEWS Service Project uses a bi-weekly pay period.

All checks represent the employee’s gross earnings for the particular pay period minus various deductions required by law or authorized in writing by the employee. Deductions required by law vary from state to state but may include the following: withholding tax, state non-resident tax social security tax, unemployment insurance, state disability benefit insurance.

Voluntary deductions will also vary with the desires of each employee and may include the following: tuition loan and refund, BMEWS Recreation Association dues, combined charities deductions, retirement, payments for purchases at the Family Store, and U.S. Government Bond purchases.

In all cases, each employee receives with his check a statement of earnings and an itemized listing of deductions made during the pay period.

The Company is required by law to inform the Government of the annual earnings of each employee. A copy of your annual earnings’ statement including the amounts withheld for income and Social Security taxes is supplied you for information in preparing income tax reports.

HOLIDAYS

BMEWS Service Project recognizes the following holidays: New Year’s Day. Good Friday, Easter Monday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

VACATIONS

RCA recognizes the importance of the annual vacation as a period of rest and relaxation, and the policy of granting vacations with pay exists throughout the Corporation. Your supervisor will be happy to give you complete information about the vacation practice at your location.

One week’s vacation with pay is given to employees with three months of service who are hired before April 1 of the current year. Two weeks vacation with pay is granted in the next calendar year to employees with six months of service who were hired before October 1 of the previous year. Note: Should you terminate prior to the completion of your six months of service, your two weeks of vacation entitlement will be reduced, and you will only be reimbursed for one week. Vacations are paid at your stateside rate. After five years and nine months with the Company, an additional day’s vacation is allowed each year starting with the following calendar year. After ten years’ service with RCA, you will be entitled to three weeks vacation with pay. When you have 19 years, 9 months with the Company, you will receive four weeks vacation.

ABSENCES

The current work schedule calls for you to work seven days per week, eight hours a day. Our customer, U. S. Air Force, could change this schedule to satisfy operational demands. Because Thule must be maintained on a 24-hour basis, there is more than one shift in most work areas.

The only allowable paid absence for U.S. employees at Thule is for personal illness or injury as certified by the Site Physician. Allowable paid absences from Thule will be approved for death in the immediate family or of a near relative and for special or unusual circumstances which absolutely require your presence. The latter reason must be approved by the BMEWS Service Personnel Manager.

YOUR SUPERVISOR

Your supervisor is the person who will direct your working activities, and who will provide official contact for you with the rest of the Company, He will introduce you to the other members of your department, explain your duties in the department, and answer any questions you may have about the Coznpany, its policies, practices, and your assignment. Matters concerning recommendations for increases, promotions, and transfers are generally handled by your supervisor in conjunction with members of the personnel department. You will find your supervisor friendly and well-qualified, eager to assist you in becoming familar with your new environment.

FOR YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY

Good health is one of the best guarantees for the successful performance of your work. Your earning power and your whole future depend on your personal safety both on and off the job. RCA is interested in helping you maintain both. To do this, the Company maintains clean, healthy working conditions in all of its locations and provides well-equipped dispensaries and other medical services in all major locations.

We earnestly solicit your cooperation in seeking improved safety methods. We ask that you think and work safely, using the safety devices and equipment provided for your protection. Sound rules and regulations for the safety of our employees are in effect in all RCA operations. You are urged to protect yourself and your fellow employees by closely observing all safety precautions.

BEARDS ARE NOT PERMITTED AT THULE FOR HEALTH AND SECURITY REASONS. THE EFFECTS OF FROST BITE COULD BE CONCEALED BEHIND A BEARD. IN ADDITION, THE IDENTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES ENTERING CLASSIFIED AREAS AT THE TECH SITE IS DOUBLY DIFFICULT WHEN AN I.D. PHOTOGRAPH DOES NOT MATCH THE FACIAL APPEARANCE OF A BEARDED EMPLOY EE.