Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc.

af@afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Date: Sun, May 14, 2017 8:51 PM For health insurance we currently provide a $200 a month reimbursement for thier own plan. I hope to someday provide 100% complete premium coverage for even family plans. (I think this migh

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year after year. Hope that helps. From: Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Paul McCall <pa...@pdmnet.net> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:19:00 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. OK, Our WISP, Flori

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ness >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh >> *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 4:55 PM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. >> >> >> >

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+1000 From: Jeremy Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:23 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Unless you are looking for an FLSA lawsuit, I'd stay away from comp time as reimbursement for overtime hours worked. It is 100% explicitly illegal

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> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Mark Radabaugh > *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 4:55 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. > > > > We do a lot of the things that have been mentioned later in

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, 2017 4:55 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. We do a lot of the things that have been mentioned later in the thread. Health Insurance, we pay 90%, employees pay 10% and they have a HSA plan that they can put pretax money into for discretionary

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We do a lot of the things that have been mentioned later in the thread. Health Insurance, we pay 90%, employees pay 10% and they have a HSA plan that they can put pretax money into for discretionary and dedutable expenses ($2600/$5200). This is much better than most plans at other companies.

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hursday, May 11, 2017 12:49 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. > > > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cfo-what-happens-we-them-leave-ceo-dont-stay-canary-wharf > > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Sterling Jacobson <ste

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gt;> I still have PTSD from that event. >>> >>> -Original Message- From: Justin Wilson >>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:16 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. >>> >>

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ay, May 11, 2017 1:45 PM > > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. > > Was the employee actually allowed to surf porn? > > Chuck McCown wrote: > >> I had a new employee demand to be able to surf porn at work. They were

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No fu*king way. -Original Message- From: Jay Weekley Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:45 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Was the employee actually allowed to surf porn? Chuck McCown wrote: I had a new employee demand to be able

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wanted to do training. Then there were personal hygiene and smell issues. I still have PTSD from that event. -Original Message- From: Justin Wilson Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 1:16 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Things I have

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o 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] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy >> *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:17 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.

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that if they leave within 12 months they owe me back a pro rata amount of the cost of training. *From:* Steve Jones *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:49 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cfo-what-happens-we-them

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of training. *From:* Steve Jones *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:49 PM *To:* af@afmug.com *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cfo-what-happens-we-them-leave-ceo-dont-stay-canary-wharf On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Sterling Jacobson

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Some fitness centers have corporate discounts for anyone that works for company. Some just give the discounts outright and some need a minimum number of employees. A hospital I used to work for arranged for 15% discounts from Verizon for employees. They also gave hospital wide bonuses if

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: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cfo-what-happens-we-them-leave-ceo-dont-stay-canary-wharf On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:35 PM, Sterling Jacobson <sterl...@avative.net> wrote: That's a really good benefit. But it's also a double-edged sword

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Jacobson Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:36 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. That's a really good benefit. But it's also a double-edged sword. I agree with that policy 1000 percent, but it can also quickly lead your employees to other, better

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sation and benefits > to retain them. > > -Original Message- > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chris Wright > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:58 AM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. > > Ah yes,

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] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Tuition reimbursement for industry related personal development? Paul McCall wrote: > > Yes, we do that. Exactly as you described. And, after 2

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Weekley Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:56 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. Tuition reimbursement for industry related personal development? Paul McCall wrote: > > Yes, we do that. Exactly as you described. And, after 2 years, they &

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11, 2017 10:17 AM *To:* 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

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGvrmltfMrA (probably offensive to 3/4ths of you) From: Paul Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:38 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. This is an area that I think every employer can always do better

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Here it’s law re: vacation and two weeks is the norm in first year. For some senior folks, when recruiting them we do three weeks vacation to start which is a really nice perk. > On May 11, 2017, at 10:16 AM, Jeremy wrote: > > I would assume that you already provide

Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc.

This is an area that I think every employer can always do better … and i mean that respectively, because if you’re always looking for better ways that means you are doing more and more for staff. Sometimes it’s the small things that really mean more than big things … more than just money etc

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’ 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

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cribed. And, after 2 years, they get 2 weeks. After 6 years, they get 3 weeks. Paul From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:17 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc. I would assume that you a

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, after 2 years, they get > 2 weeks. After 6 years, they get 3 weeks. > > > > Paul > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeremy > *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:17 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Ben

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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] On Behalf Of Jeremy Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:17 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits

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For employees whos role allows it, remote office/work from home has a lot of value. I work from home1-3 days a week, that's got a lot of value. Just make sure theres a response time requirement. Company car/truck is pretty popular with a lot of people Our industry puts us in a variety of

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 wrote: > OK, > > >

[AFMUG] Employee Retention - Benefits, Insurance, etc.

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,