| Employee benefits are a crucial piece of getting quality | | | | 3. Holiday pay is up to the employer, If you can afford |
| employees to work for your small business. In most | | | | it,give it. It is a small price to pay for productivity therest |
| cases, the small business owner cannot afford to | | | | of the time. |
| offer many benefits due to the cost to the small | | | | 4. Sick days, even if minimal, are an incentive for |
| business owner. | | | | anemployee to work. The employee is more likely not |
| As a small business owner, you can offer some | | | | to abusesick leave if they have some type of leave to |
| incentives to employees to get quality employees to | | | | fall backon when needed. You could even offer 1 days |
| work for you. | | | | pay for every 2days not taken at the end of the year. |
| 1. Hours of operation are critical to a small business. | | | | This wouldencourage employees not to take their sick |
| Youneed employee availability when your customers | | | | leave. |
| or potentialcustomers are available. However, you | | | | 5. Insurance is an expensive benefit which most |
| could offer youremployees flex time or reduced hours | | | | smallbusinesses cannot afford. You can however |
| on Friday (the daymost folks would like to take off). | | | | search for acompany that will offer a medical discount |
| You might post yourhours from 9-5, Monday through | | | | card orindividual policies at a reduced rate if a certain |
| Thursday and 9-3 on | | | | numberof employees sign up for an individual policy or |
| Friday. The extra two hours off on Friday | | | | medicaldiscount card. |
| actuallyincreases productivity the rest of the week. | | | | 6. Understanding your employee when they have to |
| 2. Employee lunches are critical to productivity. If you | | | | take offfor personal reasons or illness, will help create |
| givean hour, make the employee take and hour. If you | | | | loyaltyyou cannot imagine. You want your employees |
| give 30minutes, make the employee take 30 minutes. | | | | to want to cometo work. When they know you are |
| We all needa break from the everyday routine to | | | | going to be understandingfor good reasons, they are |
| rejuvenate. | | | | more likely to not abuse thebenefit of a good boss. |