DMMI – April 1 Update: DMMI Approach to Operations & Pay April 6-10

We continue to adapt to the challenges COVID-19 has brought to our communities and our workplaces.  Despite the many unknowns, we stand by our philosophy of supporting you through this time, and ensuring DENSO can endure the extended slowdowns caused by COVID-19.

Meeting Critical Manufacturing Needs
Moving forward, there may be more associates required at DMMI to supply service parts, export customers, and anticipated mass production restarts. Additional guidance from the Federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released this week defines transportation and its manufacturing supply chains as critical. This means our associates are an important contributor to the health of the transportation industry. We will continue working with our customers to produce what is necessary.

Protecting Associate Safety
DMMI is working to minimize the number of people required to work on-site while establishing additional safety precautions. Projects are underway to establish health screenings and other actions to keep our associates safe at work.  It’s especially important for any associate who has had a fever in the past 72 hours to not come to work and contact our DENSO Family Health Center (269-965-3465) or their doctor and follow their instructions.

Pay Decision Extended for the Week of April 6-10
Compensation for the week of April 6 will follow the same guidelines as the week of March 30.

Hourly Associate Pay
· Not required to work, or unable to work from home: Paid 80% of base wages—32 hours for full-time associates. Part-time associates will be paid 80% of their regularly scheduled hours. *
· Required to work on-site: Leaders will notify you if you are required on-site.  You will be paid normal wages, in addition to a premium of $30/day for any time worked onsite.** Normal attendance rules apply.
· Working from home: Work with your leader on a work from home plan. You will be paid 100% straight-time pay with a minimum 32 hours paid for full-time associates.
· Temporaries, contractors, co-ops and interns: 80% pay (32 hours for full-time workers) for April 6-10.

*DENSO associates with paid time off (PTO) can choose to supplement this partial payment with PTO, otherwise the time will be recorded as unpaid time off without penalty.  

** Premium details:  Premium will be paid one week after normal paychecks. We apologize, but we need to manually process this premium due to payroll software limitations. This premium is approximately 20% for most associates.

Salaried Associate Pay
· Required to work on-site: Your leader will inform you if you are required on-site. You will receive your regular pay.
· Not required on-site: Work with your leader on a work from home plan. You will receive your regular pay.

We are committed to continue daily updates for all associates. Please continue to take care of yourselves and your loved ones.