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Wise Choices for Business
Unique Job Benefits Help
Employees and Employers
Submitted by 66 Federal Credit Union
Organizations are getting creative stress. “We’re seeing a lot of onsite
with the benefits they offer employees. services—oil changes in the parking
They want to keep the good workers lot, laundry pick-up, free meals, child
they have and attract new employ- care, concierge services—that let em -
ees. It may not be such a problem ployees take care of family business
during tough economic times, but as during the workday without leaving the
the economy recovers and unemploy- office,” says Kate Lorenz, advice edi-
ment drops—and more baby boomers tor at CareerBuilder.com, Chicago.
retire—companies will compete for a
diminishing pool of qualified employ-
What does your company of-
ees. More organizations are realizing
fer?
nontraditional benefits can boost
Even small companies can give
employee loyalty and productivity.
employees benefits that make their
lives easier—and it doesn’t have to
Let employees know they
cost a fortune. With today’s high gas
are valued prices, many are allowing employees
“Employees are a company’s most to telecommute. Others offer com-
important asset, and businesses pressed schedules, such as working
can’t afford to lose their best people,” four days a week, 10 hours each, to
comments Ron Ameln, president of reduce commuting expenses.
the St. Louis Small Business Monthly.
Other perks can include:
“Retaining employees is such a major
• Free coffee
issue for companies of all sizes, and if
• Subsidized vending machines or
they offer benefits that let employees
cafeterias
know they’re valued, they’ll succeed.”
• Free movie or sports event tickets
He cites his own example. Before
• Free vacation day on employees’
buying his company, he worked there
birthdays
as a journalist for a number of years.
• Company discounts
“When I got married in 1994, my boss
• Time off for community service
did some bartering with a vacation
• Partial tuition reimbursement for
resort and handed me a honeymoon.
college courses
When a company does something like
that for you, you’re not going any-
Companies of all sizes can of-
where.”
fer Credit Union membership
Organizations generally offer ben-
to their employees
efits that make it easier for employ-
MetLife’s latest annual Study of
ees to do their jobs, balance their
Employee Benefit Trends finds that
work and family lives, and reduce
employees also are seeking ways
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