Health insurance is probably a good step, and the hardest right now. You could join your company to a ‘health pool’ program for the least expensive option probably.
I think all of these things will help and tell your workers that they are valued. Also flex time. That is really big. If they need time off, just give them time off. Reward them for work accomplished and recognize they are working good hours for good pay by being flexible on when they work. I like the work at home idea, I like paying more for workers that do more. I like paying less for workers that want to take more time off than others, which isn’t a bad thing, and is understood by most people as a natural trade off. People like to be able to take time for themselves, when they want and when it makes sense in their employment. With an ISP there might be slow times or busy times or slow and busy ‘seasons’ and they want to take advantage of the ebb and flow with time off and ‘overtime’. From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chris Wright Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Some recent trends I’m noticing with benefit packages if you’re looking for ideas: Free Amazon Prime (only costs the employer $99/year, small beans compared to 401k matching or Health Insurance contributions but is perceived as a REALLY neat perk). Partial/Full internet reimbursement. Partial/Full cell phone reimbursement. Partial/Full gym membership reimbursement. Chris Wright Network Administrator From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Steve Jones Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:17 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. don't forget billable hour commissions if you do billable time, 5 bucks per billable hour stands to put a decent amount of dough in a motivated employees pocket On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net<mailto:pa...@pdmnet.net>> wrote: Yes, we do that. Exactly as you described. And, after 2 years, they get 2 weeks. After 6 years, they get 3 weeks. Paul From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On Behalf Of Jeremy Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:17 AM To: af@afmug.com<mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. I would assume that you already provide paid holidays and paid vacation. I only have one employee and I provide this benefit. Paid holidays after 90 days, one week of paid vacation after one year of employment. On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 7:19 AM, Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net<mailto:pa...@pdmnet.net>> wrote: OK, Our WISP, Florida Broadband, has reached the point where we need to start addressing employee needs for the long term. I have some good “guys” and don’t want to lose them because of not taking good care of them. Most of them are relatively young and health insurance hasn’t been needed, but its still nice to have if I can find any way to afford it. Plus there are many other considerations rattling around in my cranial vault. So, my points of concern are: Health Insurance – what creative options can be used?, what % of coverage is employee contributed?, what levels of coverage are typically offered? 401Ks – same type questions, is at a % contribution that the company would match?, other create elements ? Life Insurance – I understand some tower companies (we are not one) – purchase a small life insurance policy for the employer as a benefit (one employee who climbs occasionally) used to work for a tower company that had a $ 50K policy for each person Other benefits or perks – I feel this can be a big one – interested to see what creative things can be done in this area. Thanks in advance for sharing what you have found successful Paul Paul McCall, President PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800<tel:(772)%20564-6800> pa...@pdmnet.net<mailto:pa...@pdmnet.net> www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com> www.floridabroadband.com<http://www.floridabroadband.com>
