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Employee Perks
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Article 3:
6 Low-Cost And Creative Perks
With a little
imagination and creativity, you can develop
low-cost perks that will dazzle employees and
build loyalty.
Warehouse club memberships—Family
memberships at warehouse clubs like Sam’s Club
or Costco only cost about $35 a year. Because
the memberships help stretch employee
paychecks, they’re viewed as a valuable perk.
Movie tickets—Keep a stash of movie
tickets in your drawer. Give them away
spontaneously when you see employees doing an
especially good job or going above and beyond
the call of duty.
Restaurant coupons—Do the same thing
with restaurant coupons.
Afternoon socials—Close your business
for an afternoon every once in awhile for a
social. Serve employees ice cream, pizza or
BBQ sandwiches. You’ll gain more in employee
goodwill than you would in sales for one
afternoon. As a twist, make the price of
admission a new idea or suggestion for
improving your business.
Ballgame tickets—These don’t have to be
major league tickets. Is there a minor league
or community college team in your city or
town? As an added perk, give away tickets for
an afternoon (instead of evening) game so
employees get to enjoy a game and an afternoon
off.
Company picnics—This may not be a new
or unique idea, but it’s one that’s neglected
or forgotten surprisingly often. Add a twist
by including a beat the boss competition in
horseshoes, golf or volleyball. Give away fun
prizes for the winners. And don’t restrict
these to only once a year. Schedule them as
often (and as spontaneously) as you like.
Dave Dibble, director of human
resources for Presidion Solutions, a
professional employer organization that provides
benefits and administrative services for small
and mid-sized companies, offers a unique idea
for how to present some of these perks to
employees:
“Take some perks like movie or ballgame tickets,
restaurant coupons or maybe a half-day off,
write them down on little pieces of paper and
put them in a jar. Then let employees nominate
each other for the opportunity to pull a perk
from the jar.
“This has extra meaning for employees because
they know that their peers noticed them and
nominated them. You can also ask your customers
to let you know when employees are doing a great
job and let them make nominations, too.”
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