MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 15, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) --
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Sept. 15 Northrop Grumman Update for Gulf Coast Employees
SPECIAL PAYROLL INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES USING DIRECT DEPOSIT
-- Employees using direct deposit for their pay who have had
difficulty accessing their net payroll amount can call (877)
744-7642 and authorize the company to make the next payroll
payment either by check (if they are able to pick up a check
at the Ingalls or Gulfport Shipyards) or by Western Union cash
payment, in lieu of direct deposit. This authorization is not
retroactive; it only applies to future payrolls. All employee
requests to switch from direct deposit to check or Western Union
cash payment that are received by close of business, Tuesday,
Sept. 20 will be made effective on the Friday, Sept. 23 payday.
At the employee's request, the election to suspend direct
deposit will remain in effect until the employee notifies the
company to return to direct deposit.
-- At Pascagoula, employees can authorize a check or Western Union
payment instead of direct deposit by completing a form. This
form will be made available at the completion of each shift.
Employees should submit their completed authorization forms to
their supervisors or leave completed forms at any security
checkpoint. Ship Systems Finance (Payroll) personnel will
collect these forms.
-- Beginning with the September 30 paycheck, pay will be made
either by direct deposit or by actual check. The company no
longer will utilize the emergency Western Union method.
-- Employees may continue to experience difficulty accessing direct
deposit payroll at credit unions or banks in the affected areas.
Employees who use financial institutions in the Gulf Coast
region and are unable to access funds should call (877) 744-
7642.
DISTRIBUTION OF PAYCHECKS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 11
All employees are reminded the company advanced 40 hours of regular pay for the Sept. 5 through Sept. 11 period in the 80-hour paycheck distributed last week. For those employees who worked the week of Sept. 5 through Sept. 11, the following paycheck distribution has been scheduled:
-- Pascagoula:
-- Pay for employees enrolled in direct deposit will be
direct deposited at their designated financial
institution.
-- Paychecks for hourly employees who are not in direct
deposit will be distributed on Friday, September 16, at
Gates 1 and 4.
-- Paychecks for salaried employees who are not in direct
deposit should be picked up by department administrators
or managers in the lobby of Admin. 2 beginning at 5 a.m.,
on Friday, September 16, and distributed to affected
employees by their manager.
-- New Orleans:
-- Pay for employees in direct deposit will be direct
deposited to their financial institution.
-- Paychecks for employees not in direct deposit will be
available for pickup starting at 6 a.m., on Friday,
September 16, in the Payroll Building at New Orleans
Operations.
-- Gulfport:
-- Pay for employees in direct deposit will be direct
deposited to their financial institution.
-- Paychecks for employees not in direct deposit will be
distributed at the Main Gate starting at 6 a.m., on
Friday, September 16.
RETURN-TO-WORK NOTICE FOR NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIP SYSTEMS EMPLOYEES
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems has resumed shipbuilding production on a limited basis. The company will resume normal operations at its Gulfport Operations and Tallulah facility on Monday, September 19.
BUS SCHEDULE FOR NEW ORLEANS OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES
All employees who can do so are encouraged to report to work at 6 a.m. for a four-by-ten shift, Monday through Thursday.
-- Thibodeaux -- Winn Dixie, 375 North Canal Blvd. The bus departs
at 4:45 a.m.
-- Raceland -- Winn Dixie Shopping Center, 4560 Hwy. The bus
departs at 4:45 a.m.
-- Bus Transportation begins Monday, Sept. 19 from these two
additional locations:
-- Baton Rouge -- Target, 6885 Siegen Lane The bus departs at
4:15 a.m.
-- Slidell -- Target, 61121 Airport Road The bus departs at 4:15
a.m.
PASCAGOULA OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES
Technical and support personnel assigned in Pascagoula are operating on different schedules, and in different locations, as follows.
-- Engineering and ILS departments:
-- FSO employees are asked to report to the EDC at 6 a.m.
Work shifts for these employees will be Thursday through
Saturday, 12 hours each day. Employees will need to
provide their own meals.
-- Sunplex employees are asked to report to Sunplex in Ocean
Springs at 6 a.m. Work shift at Sunplex will be a 4-by-10
schedule Tuesday through Friday.
-- Engineering employees in Administration buildings 1, 2 and
3 are asked to report to their previously assigned work
areas at 6 a.m. Work shift will be a 4-by-10 schedule
Tuesday through Friday.
-- Expeditionary warfare programs management, surface combatant
programs management, Deepwater program management:
-- Report to previously assigned work areas. Work shift will
be a 4-by-10 schedule, which started Monday and will
continue through Thursday.
-- CG 47 Planning Yard employees are asked to report to the
CDI Building on Telephone Road in Moss Point at 7 a.m.
until further notice.
-- Business Management (finance, contracts, estimating and EVMS):
-- West Bank employees who have not previously reported to
work should report tomorrow, at normal work locations.
East Bank employees should report to the CDI Building on
Telephone Road in Pascagoula. Work shift will be a 4-by-10
schedule, Tuesday through Friday.
-- Planning department employees, including industrial engineering,
production planning, scheduling and manpower planning:
-- Report to work at normal work times at Pascagoula
locations.
-- Supply Chain Management -- all office personnel:
-- Report to work at normal Pascagoula work locations and
times.
-- Sourcing and material cataloging employees will report to
the EDC (K-Mart building). Supervisors will contact these
employees for work shifts and times.
TOLL-FREE EMPLOYEE CONTACT LINE
Northrop Grumman continues to request that every employee from its Gulf Coast facilities contact the company via the new toll-free number, (877) 744-7642, to ensure that all employees are accounted for and their needs are being addressed.
WORKERS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
-- The workers compensation distribution of payments for the period
ending Sept. 9, 2005 will be handled in the following manner:
-- For employees (or their beneficiaries) outside of the
areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina (or those personnel
for whom we have previously received a forwarding address)
the payment distribution will continue to be handled as a
check delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
-- For the balance of employees (or their beneficiaries),
particularly those in the areas impacted by Hurricane
Katrina, payments are now available through Western Union.
-- Any questions regarding whether payment will be made by check or
Western Union "Quick Cash" should be referred to the F.A.
Richard (FARA) Hotline at (888) 560-2562.
MEDICAL COVERAGE
-- Special arrangements have been made to ensure no lapses in
coverage occur for Northrop Grumman employees during the
hurricane recovery period. The company Benefits Center can
assist with health issues, including prescription refills,
medical pre-certifications, and guidance for use of physicians
and hospitals outside the network areas. Call (800) 894-4194.
SAVINGS ACCOUNT LINE
-- Company representatives can respond to questions regarding
savings plan loans or hardship withdrawals. Call (800) 676-
7211.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN EMPLOYEE DISASTER RELIEF FUND AVAILABLE
-- Direct assistance to employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina
will be provided through the new Northrop Grumman Employee
Disaster Relief Fund. Affected employees should call (888) 642-
5645 between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PDT to apply.