GAIN SHARING PROGRAMS IN THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY: POTENTIAL IMPACT AND SUGGESTED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

Less emphasis on capital development and greater emphasis on human resource development is a focal area today for improving transit productivity. Gain sharing (GS) programs are a tool for reducing labor costs and increasing productivity. They are financial incentive programs that measure gains in employee productivity with the intent of sharing the generated savings between employees and owners. GS plans are unit-wide bonus systems designed to regard all eligible members for improved productivity or performance. Gains are shared with all employees in the unit according to a single pre-determined formula or target. The purpose of this document is to "brief" transit officials on the concept of gain sharing and its applicability to the transit industry. The document presents existing GS materials and documented cases that indicate the appropriateness of the concept to the transit industry. Specifically, the study objectives are: to develop a working definition of GS; to provide a concise review of gain sharing experiences in private industry, namely the service sector; to identify and document transit GS cases; to assess the potential for using GS in the transit industry; and to recommend actions that UMTA can take to facilitate the successful implementation of GS in the transit industry. Overall, the report purports to provide the foundation and rationale for an affirmative decision and offers recommendations on how UMTA can best implement this decision. In conclusion, the report states that not only will gain sharing programs have to be designed specifically for the transit industry, but each transit authority will have to modify these programs to fit their specific situations and goals.

• Corporate Authors:

  Templar Associates, Limited

  2802 Newton Court
  Blacksburg, VA  United States  24060

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Scott, K D
  • Zatsick, C M
• Publication Date: 1987-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 70 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Implementation; Incentives; Productivity; Transportation
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Old TRIS Terms: Gain sharing; Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Finance; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00472780
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-UBP-10-87-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-UBP-10
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1987 12:00AM