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LONGEVITY continued
200 employee owners joined to learn more about the ESOP and Deferred Share Unit (DSU) plan. A DSU plan was established for Wright Canada Holdings, Ltd. (WCH) and its subsidiaries to provide similar benefits to our Canadian employees.
Esop Contribution
Employee Ownership Committee
With new employees constantly joining the company, many new to an ESOP company, and others entering the plan, the Employee Ownership Committee provides ESOP educational training.
They encourage divisions to host annual training conducted by committee members. WSC and committee members continue to support the ESOP community through donations to the Employee Ownership Foundation and with the development of a Central Iowa networking group. Committee members continue to participate in the Iowa/ Nebraska Chapter of The ESOP Association events and conferences, and national conferences. WSC remains on the list as one of the largest employee-owned companies in the U.S., according to the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) coming in at 26.
October was Employee Ownership Month, and the Employee Ownership Committee celebrated all month long. New in 2022, digital and printed bingo cards were distributed to engage and educate employees on all things employee ownership. The committee hosted a Golden Ticket Broadcast where more than
Retirement
TST offers a comprehensive 401(k) retirement savings plan with the same eligibility requirements and entry dates as the ESOP.
TST has a Safe Harbor Match Program to the 401(k) offering, matching 100% of the first 3%, plus an additional 50% of the next 2% employees would contribute to their retirement savings. The matching funds are placed in the ESOP account. Meaning, employees should contribute at least 5% annually to receive the full company match. These company-matched contributions are 100% vested.
The Automatic Enrollment Program is an automatic 3% pre-tax 401(k) enrollment process for all eligible employees which increases contributions from salary pay by 1% each year until 10% is reached with an opt-out available. This was enacted to ensure employees were taking steps for their financial security in the future.
401k Contributions
Numbers are out of 7 employees who are contributing. 85.7% of those contributing are receiving fullmatch potential. *Numbers can change daily.
EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING GOALS
Diversity & Inclusion: Increased reporting capabilities on workforce demographics in 2022 with Workday.
Employee Well-being: Conduct a survey for total reward offerings and preferences to employees.
Education and Development: Roll-out of Project One Source Program via the Workday Platform for efficient integration of company data storage and processing, employee records management, and improvement of employee procedures which will include the reduction of paper.
Employee Well-being: Continue to provide our employees with more benefits education through regular newsletters, plan enrollment resources and new hire summaries.
Diversity & Inclusion: Analyze employee gender and race/ethnicity information to establish benchmarks and goals for annual diversity growth.
Education & Development: Increase engagement in online learning by continuing to offer courses chosen through survey feedback, employee recommendations, and leader input. Continue to package courses into manageable sizes through programming like “Learn in Less” and “Five-Minute Fridays.”
Education & Development: Gather data that will inform a sustainable leadership development strategy that supports the growth of our Family of Companies.