Your benefits package is a key component to attracting and retaining the best talent for your company, no matter what industry you’re in. In this market, with high unemployment, health care costs, and tight budgets, it takes a little creativity to make your benefits stand out.
When you look at Fortune Magazine’s Top 100 Companies to Work For, the list of unusual perks offered by the top companies is idealistic at best. Most companies just don’t have the resources to offer things like concierge services and a 15% match in employee 401(k)s.
So that got me to thinking – what kind of unusual benefits do companies offer that don’t cost a lot? Do you allow your employees to bring pets to work? Time off for volunteer activities? Offer on-site yoga classes or chair massages? Sound off in the comments below, and tell us what creative benefits you offer and how that’s affected your business (more engaged employees, lower turnover, better health, etc.).
#1 by Beth Ross on April 14th, 2010
We offer Financial Literacy Training as an employee benefit! This helps employers reduce stress related health care costs, boosts employee morale, reduces presenteeism, reduces wage garnishments…
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