| Industrial Relations and the
Welfare Club |
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The senior management at Guy Motors always
had an excellent working relationship with their employees, most
of whom enjoyed their time in the factory. Because of this Guy
had an industrial relations record second to none. There were no
strikes in the factory.
Guy Motors was a good employer, and one of
the first companies to voluntarily initiate holidays with pay
for all staff. The company also ran a staff profit sharing
scheme. All of the worker's children were given an outing in the
summer, and a party at Christmas. There was a welfare club run
by a committee, and extensive sports and social facilities
including football pitches, tennis courts, a hockey field, and a
bowling green, on the sports ground which stood next to the
factory. |
A cricket match in progress.
| The canteen stood in the centre of the sports ground and had
an up-to-date kitchen and equipment to cater for 500 people. The
building was also used for concerts, whist drives, dances, table
tennis, and snooker. There was a garden of memory next to the
playing fields, which served as a memorial to the fallen in both
World Wars. |
The canteen.
Another view of the canteen.
The garden of memory.
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A long service certificate. |
Long service certificates were presented to every employee
with 20 years service. By 1954, 293 employees had received
certificates, 62 of them having over 30 years continuous
service, and still with the company at the time. |
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