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BASHAS' FULL-TIME WORKERS

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Bashas' here has found that it is able to compete effectively with a large ratio of full-time employees.of around 54%, a number that is quite a bit lower than the average for supermarkets nationally."It's hard to say why our ratio of full-timers is as high as it is," said Mike Gantt, senior vice president of human resources for Bashas'. "But we often say that our customers write

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Bashas' here has found that it is able to compete effectively with a large ratio of full-time employees.

of around 54%, a number that is quite a bit lower than the average for supermarkets nationally.

"It's hard to say why our ratio of full-timers is as high as it is," said Mike Gantt, senior vice president of human resources for Bashas'. "But we often say that our customers write our schedules for us by their shopping patterns. Those patterns tell us when we need to have people on the floor.

"We also like to promote from inside the house as more new full-time openings occur. We try to transfer experienced people, including part-timers into all our new stores so things will go smoothly."

Bashas' offers many pro-rated benefits to part-timers who can average 20 hours a week, including holiday pay, sick pay and vacations.

Full-timers get both individual and family health care coverage at no cost, while part-timers get individual health care for free and can opt to have health care coverage for their families for what Gantt said is a modest weekly premium.

Based on industry studies and Bashas' own internal studies, Gantt said the turnover rate at Bashas' is lower than the industry average. "One of the things that people like about working for us, I think, is that we're one of the last locally owned chains, and people find it is sometimes more comfortable working for a locally controlled chain than a national chain.