Vacation after 1 year, profit sharing after 3 years, extra money for transportation each month and help with legal questions (Greenwood Landscape)

Monetary bonuses before Christmas, raffles, courtesy, introduce crews to clients, emphasize their specialties, i.e. stonewall, etc.

We provide transportation.

Company handbooks, training materials, and employee reviews with bonuses and incentives. I speak a fair amount of Spanish and take the time to find out about my employees. I give them opportunity to advance and show them that we must be a team so we all can prosper.

Educating English speaking employees with Spanish classes

I teach my crews English at every opportunity. The first word is always payday.

Also, ask about their families and what their native country is like. And remember/acknowledge birthdays.

Provide more flexible time/family leave. Offer advance pay for family bills, other payments.

Spanish lessons for all mid level and upper level management

Due to a worker’s shoulder injury, I went to the clinic with him to explain (in my extremely limited) manner what was to be done. Then found a rehab clinic that had Spanish-speaking technicians

Help them to get legal. Talk to Attorneys to help the family.

Help with calling bill agents helping to resolve disputes. Know their family history.

We provide clothing and boot subsidy. We invited our workers to attend this event with us today and tomorrow (at our cost). Take them to Growers parties/events. Inviting them to come to meet with us and an immigration attorney (at our cost) to help them achieve legal status. (Greenscapes Lawn & Landscape Services)

"All" communications are offered in both English and Spanish

Prides Corner Farms employs a full-time bilingual liaison always assisting whenever needed: meetings, evaluations, doctor’s appointments, etc. This person is very knowledgeable in all of our company policies, has a strong grasp of the labor laws and is our key link between our management staff and our labor staff and has also helped take our company to new and exciting levels. On-site English & Spanish classes are provided and encouraged from all of our employees to attend and reimbursement is offered to employees wishing to attend an off-site course.

Training sessions provided with all levels of management: diversity, cultural, communications, safety, problem solving, etc.

All promotions and awards are posted with bios.

Employees have access to computers so they can learn to use them and also learn English & Spanish.

Hispanic/Latinos make up the majority of our management team.

In 2002, we have promoted a Hispanic supervisor to the position of Manager overseeing two departments. This is something that is very important to the Hispanic/Latino workforce.