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.
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.
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.
