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Low-Cost Employee Perks
February 16, 2007
In addition to benefits such as 401K plans and health insurance, there are plenty of benefits that can cost your company little or nothing; and at the same time improve morale, build loyalty, and make employees feel warm and fuzzy about where they work without hurting the bottom line. Consider these ideas:
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- Discounts. Negotiate various discounts with local merchants for your employees. Whether your store is in a mall or strip center keep in mind your neighbors, other small-med size businesses, will often bend the rules to double their traffic. In addition, hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, coffee shops, and health clubs may offer various discounts through corporate customer programs. Don’t forget to offer discounted prices on your own company’s products and services.
- The Local Dry Cleaner. Ask a local dry cleaner for free pickup and delivery of your employees’ clothes.
- Clothing Allowance. When the business is doing well and you feel the time is right to treat your employees offer a clothing allowance to each. Possibly, offer a clothing allowance to each new employee so you don’t have to spend all the cash at once.
- Breakfast. Once a month order the staff breakfast. Nothing starts the day off right than feeding the soul.
- Family Fun. When your employee’s kids are given a half-day allow them to take a day off without having to use up vacation or sick days.
- Get Together. Invite your staff, their family, and close friends to a BBQ at the house or a picnic at a nearby park so their kids can come too.
- Promote Teamwork and Reward Your Star. Have the staff vote on the most hard-working sales associate. Give that sales associate a cash prize. Your employees will learn to appreciate their peers and strive to be recognized the next time.
- Education. Once a year allow your staff members to pick from a list of seminars, trade show events, or educational class to better themselves at what they do.
- Pets. Purchase a “pooch pass” for your entire staffs friendly creatures. Most dog parks have a pass that allows your animal to enjoy a huge unleashed open area for a minimal yearly fee.
- Hobbies/Activities. If you know which hobbies or activities, your employees enjoy on their down time…pay for one of them. For example, a kickboxing class, art class, wine tasting, an art show, a play/opera, football tickets, a basketball game, etc.
Posted by Shanu Singh Guliani on February 16, 2007 | Comments (0)
