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TIJUANA SHOWCASES PROGESS
Members of the executive team visited the Tijuana plant to review improvements that have been made in the different production areas.
NEW CAR RENTAL PARTNER - TRAVEL & EXPENSES
Enterprise Rental Car (National® and Enterprise®) is now a partner with discounted rates in Concur. To book, add your Emerald Club number to your Concur profile. If booking by phone, be sure to enter our account number XZ26LED or Emerald Club Number when booking. Hertz is still available, however costs in key markets will now be less with Enterprise and National. Insurance is included with Hertz, National and Enterprise, so you can decline when renting a car. Learn more about the program here.
JON TURRILL – MOST VALUABLE PARTNER
Every Year Florida Lighting Associates picks one employee from their manufacturing partners that demonstrates value. Nominees are selected by employees of the company and the FLA president and executive leadership select the winner. Amongst many other nominees, Current’s very own Jon Turrill, Customer Service Associate was selected and awarded this key distinction.
Glenn Krohn, president, shared, “He is always helpful, and he cares about quality work. Earlier this year was a challenging time for all of us, especially the people on the front line taking the calls to get orders shipped to customers. Jon excelled during that rough time and made our Project Management Teams' life better. We appreciate his efforts and feel that he should be recognized for his excellent work.” Congratulations Jon!
T&L SURVEY CONTEST & RESULTS
Did you recently participate in the T&L survey for an amazing chance to win APPLAUSE points? While not all submissions contained the right answers - we are proud to share the correct answers with you so that you can be in compliance with our T&L policy. Congratulations to Peggy Hillis, Derek Baker, Anne Garber and Joseph Campagna.
T&L Policy Results:
- Our company policy indicates that all expenses must be submitted within 30 days of a transaction.
- Expenses over 60 days will not be reimbursed.
- Submitting >60 days expenses and failing to submit reports are two ways to get your corporate card suspended and deactivated.
- If an employee's card is suspended, they will need to work with their leadership to book travel/pay or use a personal card and submit these expenses within 30 days for reimbursement.
- Expense reports can be aggregated and submitted once per month.
- Managers must approve expense reports within 28 days of submission.
PERFORMANCE DAYS KEY DATES
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December 5-29 |
Managers review input, submit first round rating(s) for calibration |
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Dec 30 – Jan 19 |
Manager calibration and review(s) finalization |
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Jan 22 – Feb 6 |
Performance Days discussions |
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February 8 |
2024 Goals entered in ADP |
$$$ USA YEAR END PAYROLL REMINDERS $$$
Log into ADP to confirm your personal information:
- Home Address
- Personal email
- Paperless W2? (Click on Pay & Tax Statement and highlight "Receive paperless statements")
- Confirm your tax selections for Federal and State withholding
APPLAUSE – IT’S SHOPPING TIME
Do you have Applause points in your account? All points awarded prior to Dec 1 EXPIRE December 31st so get shopping! Points awarded in December will expire Feb 28, 2024.
CELEBRATING KEY MILESTONES WITH A MEMORYBOOK
An APPLAUSE MemoryBook is a digital card that consolidates congratulatory comments from managers, peers, and colleagues. Milestone anniversaries occur every 5 years.
Where do I find the MemoryBooks and how do I sign one?
MemoryBooks and work anniversaries are located on the homepage of APPLAUSE under “Upcoming Milestones”. Work milestones have a ribbon icon next to them. Clicking on this icon takes you to the “Recognize Employee Name” option. You can then send a recognition to this employee congratulating them on their milestone event with Current. MemoryBooks have a book icon next to them. Clicking on this icon takes you to “Sign MemoryBook” allowing you to leave a message in their MemoryBook.
CULTURE COMMITTEE IN ACTION
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA LECTURE SERIES IN CHINA
The Encyclopedia Lecture Series in China was created to bring learning to the employees of China. A recent lecture led by Jonson Li introduced Thermal Theory & Application; another lecture led by Carol Zhou introduced Mechanical Analysis; and lastly, our final lecture was led by Maggie Ni and introduced Ballast and Driver Design. With the introduction of these concepts, our team can better understand the theory and our products. Have an idea for a future lecture? Contact, HRM - Tammy Hu.
CAPTURE THE AUTUMN IN CHINA
Autumn is a very beautiful season in China. The entire team participated in a hands-on activity named "Capture the Autumn". Our team recorded the Autumn scenery with cameras over a two-week period. The results were stunning - and have been captured in a 2024 calendar for the teams see.
LATAM YEAR END REVIEW IN MEXICO CITY
The Latin America region discussed business and functional results recently with Steve Harris, Chip Taylor, Courtney Abraham and Joe Cenin. The team even tried their luck at a few carnival games during the year-end party.
DOGS AND HOLIDAY FAIR
Greenville hosted a recent Holiday Fair with vendors and a local dog rescue that brought two adorable pups. The rescue, Too Broke Girls, is a registered 501(c)3 organization that provides second chances to homeless and unwanted companion animals. Please meet Stanley, a 1-year-old chihuahua Yorker mix male and Hela, a 1-year-old pit-hound-boxer mix female available for adoption. If you or anyone you know is looking for a fuzzy friend, pass this information along and let’s get these pups in some homes for the Holidays. Foster families are also needed to host animals for shorter periods of time. Interested in becoming a foster family? Please contact toobrokegirlsrescue.org.
PROJECT JOY
The Greenville team was proud to sponsor a number of families this season as part of their annual United Way participation. Project Joy was launched in 2020 to help make the season bright for families in our community by alleviating some of the burden of the holiday season and fulfilling a wish list of essential items. While most holiday programs focus on younger children, Project Joy specifically seeks to respond to the unmet needs of older students and their families. Thank you GVL team!
HVL - TWELVE DAYS OF ACTIVITIES
The team recently unveiled Twelve Days of activities: decorating work areas, taking holiday pictures using props in the cafeteria, joining an Ugly Sweater and Pajama Day event … and more. Awesome year-end spirit HVL!
The HVL team also sponsored ten children for the holiday season - thank you HVL for your generosity.
BEACHWOOD – YEAR END CELEBRATION
The team in Beachwood celebrated accomplishments and camaraderie.
TIJUANA – UGLY SWEATER DAY
And on a final note - we are bringing you some cheer this week with TJ's ugliest sweaters! Thank goodness for the smiles...
We are now on hiatus until the New Year! Thank you for submitting your stories, photos and ideas to the team. Our next edition will be shared in 2024.
