THE REQUIREMENTS
There are a few requirements companies must meet to be eligible for our program. You are eligible to participate if you:
- Have at least 15 full- or part-time permanent employees working in the United States or Canada
- Have a physical operation in the United States or Canada
- Are publicly or privately held organization
- Have been in business for at least one year, at the program registration deadline
- Generate a minimum of 50% revenue from elastomer-related operations (including natural and synthetic rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, and polyurethanes).
- Must be a(n):
- End Rubber Product Makers
- Suppliers
- Custom Mixers
- Equipment & Machinery Makers
- Mold and Tooling Makers
- Testing Firms and Testing Machinery & Lab Equipment Suppliers
- Rubber Recycling Entities
- Distributors
Disclaimer: Organizations with 15-24 employees must have an 80% or higher survey response rate for credibility. Workforce Research Group and partners reserve the right to exclude any participant not aligning with the program’s intent and spirit.
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Participant Categories
End Rubber Product Makers:
- Engaged in any manufacturing process like molding, extrusion, tire manufacturing, or dipping.
Suppliers:
- Providing materials, chemicals, or fillers used in rubber product manufacturing.
Custom Mixers
Equipment & Machinery Makers
Mold and Tooling Makers
Testing Firms and Testing Machinery & Lab Equipment Suppliers
Rubber Recycling Entities
Distributors:
- Offering materials, equipment, services, or distributing/fabricating finished rubber goods to end-users.
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER
There are three different ways companies can participate.
FIRST – You can be an individual organization with a FEIN, or Federal Employer Identification Number/Business Number.
SECOND – You can be the parent or holding company of more than one organization, with one FEIN/BN for all subsidiaries. The parent or holding company must register with all employees employed by it.
THIRD – You can be a subsidiary of a parent or holding company but register separately if each subsidiary has a different FEIN/BN. If you have more than one facility, branch, factory, office, or store, you must include all locations that operate under your FEIN/BN in the survey.
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WHO TO INCLUDE
Include: All current full-time and part-time employees in the US/Canada, from CEOs to line-level staff, and remote workers who report to a US/Canada-based supervisor.
Exclude: Temporary, seasonal, per diem, PRN, 1099 employees, independent contractors, interns, volunteers, consultants, and employees sourced by other staffing entities. Employees outside the US/Canada are ineligible.