A private company in Yichang, Hubei Province, has begun paying out higher monthly stipends to help support the parents of exceptional employees, reports the Chutian Metropolis Daily.

　　据《楚天都市报》报道，湖北省宜昌市的一家私企已开始增加向骨干员工每月发放的一项特殊福利——给他们父母的“报恩费”。

　　Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology produces milling machines, employing around 500 people.

　　宜昌长机科技有限责任公司主要生产齿轮机床，现有员工约500人。

　　In a bid to bolster productivity, the company began giving out money to the parents of top-performing workers, senior managerial staff and key researchers every month.

　　为了提高生产率，该公司开始每月向表现最优秀的员工、高级管理人员和关键研发人员的父母发放奖金。

　　Starting at 200 yuan (around 29 USD) in 2007, the company has now raised the rate of its "gratitude fee" to 500 yuan per month.

　　从2007年开始，报恩费从最初的每月200元(约29美元)，逐渐增加到现在的每月500元。

　　The company has paid out around 4 million yuan since the morale-building initative began 11 years ago.

　　11年来，该公司为了鼓励员工共发放报恩费400余万元。

　　Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology generates around 200 million yuan a year in revenues.

　　宜昌长机科技有限责任公司的年产值约2亿元。