[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2500-E2501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO THE 2003 PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE AWARD WINNERS

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                           HON. JERRY WELLER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2003

  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Monical's Pizza 
Corporation (Monical's) for receiving the People and Performance Award 
(PAPA) during the Multi-Unit

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Foodservice Operators 2003 National Conference.
  Nation's Restaurant News and Coca-Cola North America established the 
national PAPA awards to honor multi-unit chains for excellence in 
employee recognition, retention and recruitment. Monical's President 
Harry Bond received the PAPA award for retention.
  For the past 14 months, Monical's achieved 0 percent turnover for 
restaurant general managers, team leaders, regional trainers, and 
support center coordinators. Very few companies can boast of the same 
accomplishment. Monical's attributes their low turnover rate to several 
company incentives such as: evaluation of restaurant management at 
least once a year; all restaurant management and support staff team 
members receive the same health insurance and profit sharing benefits 
as the president of the company; the company's policy of a flexible 
scheduling strategy; and a 50 percent discount on Monical's meals for 
employees.
  Monical's also values their employees who also have families. The 
majority of management personnel work between 42-45 hours per week and 
are eligible for two weekend days off per calendar month so their 
managers are able to enjoy an active and productive family life as well 
as a life at work. Monical's also encourages their employees to bring 
their children to work for the day. This allows the children to see 
where their parents work and have a day of fun working in a restaurant 
or office.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge this body to identify and recognize other 
companies in their own districts whose actions have so greatly 
benefitted and strengthened America's families and communities.

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