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Fringe Benefits: What Are They and How Are They Helpful

HR Digest

Examples of these fringe benefits include: Retirement Plans Paid Vacation Gym memberships Meal subsidy Commuter Benefits Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Advantages of Offering Fringe Benefits Employees feel valued if they are provided excellent benefits packages. One should take legal counsel before committing to anything.

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Profit Sharing Boosts Employee Productivity and Satisfaction

Harvard Business Review

For instance, individuals who become part of all-employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) are given tax breaks to own their company’s stock. The introduction of ESOPs changed the equation by giving employees a financial stake in their firm that came with voting rights and opportunities to participate in company governance.

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Treat Employees Like Business Owners

Harvard Business Review

And companies — except for the very smallest — can implement an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), often funded through borrowing. You don’t think that kind of generosity builds commitment and passion? ” You can imagine what all this does for employee loyalty and commitment.

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