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This article originally appeared in the April 2002 Issue of INSIGHT

TrendLine

Employee Benefits Packages

Type of compensation plan(s) for Top Level Body and Paint Technicians	2002	2000
Hourly	39%	40%
Percentage flat rate	26%	32%
Flat rate with techs paid varying dollar amounts	45%	42%
Salary	12%	12%
Percentage of shops offering employee benefit packages	97%	97%
If offered, benefits included in package
Sick days	44%	45%
Vacation time	99%	96%
Medical	94%	93%
Dental	54%	56%
Optical	29%	33%
Life insurance	44%	52%
Retirement fund	71%	55%
Profit sharing	24%	26%
Uniforms	90%	88%
Educational courses	84%	81%
Benefits coverage
Employee only	55%	46%
Family	45%	54%
Average % of health coverage paid by company	77%	77%
Average % of sales allocated to benefits (excluding FICA and Unemployment Insurance)	7%	13%
% of shops that anticipate expanding fringe benefit package within the next 12 months	17%	12%
Do you feel that employees would prefer more cash in their pay envelopes or expanded benefits?
More cash	82%	73%
Expanded benefits	18%	27%

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