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Jerrek · 19-04-2004, 21:20

As an employer, I've been thinking of late what kind of benefits I can offer my employees. What kind of benefits do you want? What do you prize very highly? My goal is to make their lives as easy as possible, within reason of course.

Here are some ideas I'm considering (for the future). Keep in mind that I don't have a lot of work experience, so I don't really know what ideas are out there. I'd appreciate some feedback.

My system will definitely be the salad bar idea. I'll assign a certain value to each benefit, and you can pick from a list what you want as long as the total value doesn't exceed what is available to you. Often, instead of just pay increases, I'd offer to increase this number so that you can pick more benefits.

What benefits am I thinking? (Some of these may have a value 0 which means it will be available to all employees free of charge)

- medical, vision, and dental plans -- partial or complete coverage? Should be customizable

- life insurance

- disability insurance, both long-term and short-term

- stock options

- vacation options (special deal with hotels and resorts for company employees)

- paid holidays

- contributions to pension

- pre-tax savings programs to whichever investment plan you choose (i.e. college for your kids)

- employee assistance program

- free lunches every day

- free gym memberships

- company clubs for sports, such as football, hockey, etc.

- adoption reimbursements

- tuition reimbursements

- transportation allowances

- living allowance (help pay mortgage)

- private school allowances for children

- employee referral program

- "Fedex" service... need your laundry picked up from the dry cleaners? Need to pick up a package at the post office? We'll have someone to do it for you and bring it to your office.

Any suggestions?

19-04-2004, 21:20	#1
Jerrek Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,545	Job benefits As an employer, I've been thinking of late what kind of benefits I can offer my employees. What kind of benefits do you want? What do you prize very highly? My goal is to make their lives as easy as possible, within reason of course. Here are some ideas I'm considering (for the future). Keep in mind that I don't have a lot of work experience, so I don't really know what ideas are out there. I'd appreciate some feedback. My system will definitely be the salad bar idea. I'll assign a certain value to each benefit, and you can pick from a list what you want as long as the total value doesn't exceed what is available to you. Often, instead of just pay increases, I'd offer to increase this number so that you can pick more benefits. What benefits am I thinking? (Some of these may have a value 0 which means it will be available to all employees free of charge) - medical, vision, and dental plans -- partial or complete coverage? Should be customizable - life insurance - disability insurance, both long-term and short-term - stock options - vacation options (special deal with hotels and resorts for company employees) - paid holidays - contributions to pension - pre-tax savings programs to whichever investment plan you choose (i.e. college for your kids) - employee assistance program - free lunches every day - free gym memberships - company clubs for sports, such as football, hockey, etc. - adoption reimbursements - tuition reimbursements - transportation allowances - living allowance (help pay mortgage) - private school allowances for children - employee referral program - "Fedex" service... need your laundry picked up from the dry cleaners? Need to pick up a package at the post office? We'll have someone to do it for you and bring it to your office. Any suggestions?