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Bonus/incentive program: All Central employees who are not officers receive an annual Christmas bonus of $1,250.
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An "appointment time" benefit provides eight hours of paid time off for employees who need to schedule all kinds of daytime appointments, ranging from oil changes to parent-teacher conferences, during work hours.
October 28
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Assets: $2 billion
Employees: 503
Chairman, President and CEO: Luther Deaton
Popular with employees: Central employees can buy up to three extra vacation days per year and get reimbursed if they fail to use them.
Career development/training program: A job-shadowing program allows employees to observe in other departments that look interesting to them while on the clock.
Community service initiative: From April through October, Central sponsors a public concert in downtown Lexington every Thursday. Employees get free drink tickets, while 39 charities benefit from the event proceeds.
