title: Developing a competitive benefits program.
abstract: Offering your employees the right fringe benefits can help staff morale soar, foster loyalty, and increase the chances that a top-notch job applicant will say yes to your job offer. This article suggests practical ways to offer a competitive benefits program without breaking the bank. It includes guidance about specific benefits and suggests a dozen more extra benefits employees value and a sample cafeteria-style fringe benefits plan. Finally, the article includes guidelines about creating and using your own benefits statement with your staff; along with a model statement form you can use or adapt to your needs.
authors.affiliation: merlegerle@aol.com
authors.forename: Laura Sachs
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hills
mesh_terms: D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014481:United States