“Why I’m Going to Business Day”
It takes a very special event to motivate business leaders to leave their offices for a few hours. Connecticut Business Day, they say, is one of them.
“I urge every Connecticut manufacturer to join me at Business Day,” said Kris Lorch, President, Alloy Engineering, in Bridgeport [in photo, above].
“Come meet face-to-face with your state representative or senator and invite them to come to your place of business, because they need to know who you are and the issues and challenges you face every day in Connecticut.”
It’s the one day of the year when businesses take center stage among state legislators, agency officials and the Capitol news media.
Connecticut Business Day 2012 is set for Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
Employers know that it’s their best chance to see what’s going on firsthand at the Capitol-- and to be seen by the people who will vote on legislation with an impact on businesses.
“I strongly believe that a majority of legislators understand the concerns of small business owners throughout the state,” says Mark DiVenere, president of GEMCO Manufacturing in Southington. “Unfortunately, this majority is not being heard. I‘m going to Business Day to voice my concerns and to let my representatives know that, while we are prepared to help find solutions, business as usual in Hartford has to come to an end.”
There's also strength in numbers, with hundreds Connecticut business leaders expected to attend once again this year.
“I’m going to Connecticut Business Day,” says Jamie Scott, corporate officer of Air Handling Systems in Woodbridge, “because it’s truly a great opportunity to show unified support for the value business and industry brings to theConnecticut economy.”
There’s another good reason to be at Business Day, said Lorch.
“While you’re there,” said Lorch, “meet the people at CBIA who work for you and me everyday advocating for the issues that affect your business and your employees.”
Connecticut Business Day is sponsored by CBIA and the Connecticut Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
Register today, or contact CBIA’s Adam Ney at 860.244.1933 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.
Discussion
Matt
Concerned Citizen Now we have a very generous iacatvon policy here that employees can use in a pinch if they are sick and don’t want to loose a days pay. So I sat down and did the math and figured what it would cost us to also provide sick days to our hourly employees, at the rate of 1 hour per 40, annually. It would cost us an additional $22,000 per year! You should actually read the legislation, don't just trust what CBIA tells you. On this specific point, they are factually wrong. Under this legislation, you would not be required to add paid sick time if you already provide iacatvon time.Here is the exact language from the bill: (c) An employer shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section if the employer offers any other paid leave or combination of other paid leave that (1) may be used for the purposes of section 3 of this act, and (2) is accrued in total at a rate equal to or greater than the rate described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, other paid leave may include, but is not limited to, flextime, compensatory time, paid iacatvon, personal days or paid time off.Since you already offer generous vacationtime, as you say, you would not be impacted by this legislation.Sometimes it's good to get the facts before forming an opinion.