烟草在线据《温斯顿塞勒姆杂志》报道编译　　罗瑞拉德烟草公司已经就如果联邦监管机构批准雷诺美国公司以274亿美元收购公司的话会怎样，向其2900名员工做出初步沟通。

　　这项7月15日宣布的复杂交易，包括两家美国烟草生产商和两家英国生产商。

　　在该项交易中，雷诺美国公司将收购美国第二大卷烟品牌——新港。

　　雷诺美国公司计划将罗瑞拉德公司的其余部分以71亿美元的价格出售给帝国烟草公司，帝国烟草公司将吸收罗瑞拉德公司大量的员工，这些员工大多数在弗吉尼亚州的格林斯博罗和丹维尔工作。

　　公司官员和业内分析人士表示，联邦贸易委员会将花6到9个月的时间制定规则。雷诺美国公司首席执行官兼总裁苏珊·卡梅隆表示，她预计联邦贸易委员会和公司的决策过程将不会公开披露。卡梅伦和罗瑞拉德烟草公司的高管默里·凯斯勒都表示对这笔交易获得批准有信心。

　　罗瑞拉德烟草公司人力资源部的高级副总裁威廉·克伦普在一份员工备忘录（同时作为监管文件提交）中表示，每个人都需要“注意本协议的复杂性”。他强调，罗瑞拉德公司在就业和福利政策方面不能正式代表雷诺和帝国烟草公司。

　　克伦普说，罗瑞拉德烟草公司的员工如果将成为雷诺公司的一名员工或从帝国烟草接受工作的机会，那么他们会至少提前30天被告知雷诺美国公司收购的确切日期。

　　两家公司都同意在收购交易完成后的一年内提供“可比较的薪酬和积极的员工福利”。员工在罗瑞拉德公司的工作时间在两家公司都将计入福利。

　　去雷诺公司工作的人没有资格获得遣散费。

　　如果他们被帝国烟草公司提供了一个类似的工作岗位，“不管是接受或拒绝”，他们没有资格获得遣散费。克伦普定义一个类似的工作岗位为类似的职责、类似的薪酬和积极的员工福利、距离当前工作地点50英里以内。帝国烟草公司在美国里兹维尔拥有其主要的生产设施。

　　遣散费最少是8个周的基本工资，工作22年以上的将获得最高52个周的基本工资。遣散费可以一次性付清或者分期付款。

　　员工在为雷诺公司工作时将不允许从罗瑞拉德公司退休和收取在罗瑞拉德公司的退休金，但作为帝国烟草公司员工他们可以进行上述行为。雷诺美国公司将对罗瑞拉德公司当前和未来退休的养老金计划负责。

　　对于罗瑞拉德公司的工会生产工人，集体谈判协议在截止日期内依然有效。“帝国烟草公司一直致力于假定存在集体谈判协议，”克伦普说。

　　帝国烟草公司将根据时薪计划承担任何当前或未来退休人员的养老金。

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　　罗瑞拉德与员工沟通被收购事宜，是企业收购中非常重要的一个环节，企业收购最终是否成功，人力资源整合的结果是一个重要的衡量指标，而人力资源整合是否成功，收购后企业员工的心理变化是关键。从目前的信息来看，罗瑞拉德的绝大部分员工将会到雷诺和帝国烟草工作，就会出现被收购企业的员工要融合到收购企业中的情况。这将给双方企业员工带来相当微妙的心理变化。因此，收购企业的人力资源部在引导企业氛围的融洽方面应当多下功夫，比如，重树或强调收购后企业的远景。因为，远景目标是公司不断前进的动力，也是员工自身价值的体现，能激发员工的事业心和责任感，激励他们为实现这个远景而不断努力。有了统一的目标，才能使全体员工凝聚成一股力量，才能有一个充满生机的企业，才能有团结一致、奋发向上的工作氛围，才能促使企业继续顺利地向前发展。

Lorillard Sends Employees Memo about Proposed Sale to Reynolds American

　　Lorillard Tobacco Co. has made its initial communication to its 2,900 employees about what to expect if federal regulators approve Reynolds American Inc.'s $27.4 billion purchase of the company.

　　The complicated deal, which involves two U.S. and two British tobacco manufacturers, was announced July 15.

　　Reynolds would acquire Newport, the No. 2 cigarette in the United States, in the deal.

　　Reynolds plans to sell the rest of Lorillard's operations to Imperial Tobacco Group PLC for $7.1 billion. Imperial would absorb the bulk of Lorillard's employees, mostly working in Greensboro and Danville, Va.

　　Company officials and industry analysts say it could take six to nine months for the Federal Trade Commission to make a ruling. Susan Cameron, Reynolds' chief executive and president, said she expects few public disclosures on the decision-making process by the FTC and the companies. Both Cameron and Murray Kessler, Lorillard's top executive, have expressed confidence that the deal will be approved.

　　William Crump, a Lorillard senior vice president for human resources, said in an employee memo (also submitted as a regulatory filing) that everyone needs "to be mindful of the complexity of this agreement." He stressed Lorillard can't officially speak on behalf of Reynolds and Imperial in terms of employment and benefit policies.

　　Crump said Lorillard employees would be notified no less than 30 days from a confirmed closing date on the Reynolds purchase if they are to become a Reynolds employee or receive a job offer from Imperial.

　　Both companies have agreed to provide "comparable pay and active employee benefits" for one year upon the proposed deal being completed. Employees' work time at Lorillard would be credited by both companies in terms of benefits.

　　No one who goes to work for Reynolds would be eligible for a severance package.

　　They would not be eligible for a severance package if they are offered a comparable job position by Imperial "regardless if whether you accept or decline the offer." Crump defined a comparable position as one with similar responsibilities and comparable compensation and active employee benefits at a geographic location within 50 miles of their current workplace. Imperial has its main U.S. production facility in Reidsville.

　　The severance package of base salary would run from a minimum of eight weeks up to 52 weeks for those with at least 22 years of service. The package can be paid out in a lump sum or in installments.

　　Employees will not be allowed to retire from Lorillard and collect a Lorillard pension while working for Reynolds, but they will be able to do that as an Imperial employee. Reynolds would become responsible for Lorillard's pension plan for current and future retirees.

　　For Lorillard's union production workers, collective bargaining agreements will remain in effect through the closing date. "Imperial has committed to assuming the existing collective bargaining agreements," Crump said.

　　Imperial will be responsible for any current or future retirees under the hourly pension plan. Enditem