PRODUCTIVITY SLOGAN

Synopsis: Communication For Productivity Letters written to some 7500 Workers / Managers / Union Leaders, following a period of strike / Go slow / Murders (1979 - 1987), at Mumbai factory of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. This direct / open / honest communication led to a remarkable atmosphere of trust between Workers and Management, which, in turn, increased productivity at 3% per year (ave).

24 Mar 1980

To:

Dear friends

Did you notice anything unusual about this month's  pay-packet?

For most  of you, of course,  it must have  been heavier than ever before, due to

-  D.A.  having gone  up  (C.P.I, is  up  48 points    over December' 79

-  Overtime wages at  20% of normal wages (3.2 % in    December' 79)

However, that is not what I meant when I said "unusual".

I  meant  the  "Productivity  Slogan"  on  the  face  of  the paypacket.  The "Creative" amongst us  participated in the "Slogan  Contest".   Now  one  slogan  will  appear  on  each month's  pay-packet.   But  surely  there are  more  than  12 creative employees in the company!

And here is their chance to make the pay-packet most unusual.

"Productivity Message" Contest

1.  Within  30 days of  the appearance  of a  slogan on  the      pay-packet, send in your  "Productivity Message" on  the      same subject/theme as  the slogan,  in fact,  the slogan      should be the title of your message.

2.  The  message should  highlight  the  importance of  that      subject/theme  to   the  overall  productivity   of  the      company.   To  support  your   theme,  the  message  may      highlight  the   "good"  work   being  carried   out  by      employees  in  distant corners  of  the  company and  be      inspirational to the readers.

3.  Message  should  be typed/legibly  handwritten  and  not      more than 200 words in length.

4.  Message could be in English/Marathi/Hindi.

5.  The  author's  name must  not  appear  anywhere  on  the      message itself.  Send  a separate covering letter.   The      contest is  open only to  the Bombay based employees  of      L&T TENGL & EWAC.

6.  Message   should  be   sent   to  Mr.   C.M.  Srivastava      (Industrial Engg. Dept.)

7.  A panel  of judges will evaluate the  messages received      and  select the  best for  printing  (with  the Author's      name)  and  enclosing with   the pay-packet   2/3 months      later.

8.  The best message will be awarded a prize of Rs. 200/-.

9.  Once  an author's  message has  been  adjudged best  and  awarded the  prize, the  author will not be  eligible for another award/publication  for the following  12 months. However,  if  his/her   another  message  gets  adjudged "best",  once  again,   the   same   will   receive   a      'complimentary'  award  of  Rs.  50/-  and  the  message  displayed on  the notice-boards.  In  such an event, the    next-best  message will  get  the  rs.  200/- award  and      publication with the pay-packet.

The race is on !

The authors of L&T arise !!

H.C. PAREKH