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Originally Posted by notlongnow
njbchbum,
Yes, I give a bonus twice a year. That has nothing to do with sick leave pay or saving it up to be cashed in at a later date.
Did you look at your job as just showing up, I hope not. The benefit to the employee is to be EMPLOYED, not what can I get out of it.
If they increase their production I will give them a bonus, take them to diner, give them a day off, my choice. Sick leave is used as leverage to get something from the employer without doing anything.
If your sick, then take the days, if you are not sick good for you, come to work and do good work and "I" will give you the bonus not you take it.
And no, I pay my employees for the work they do not for showing up. If they do not want to show up then there are others that do.
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as i see it, if your employees do not show up - they do not get paid. if they show up and do their job - they get paid. if they show up and do a better job by increasing their production - they get paid AND they get a BONUS - and they are eligible for that bonus 2x/yr! - not just once a year nor deferred until they retire. you are using your offer of a bonus as leverage to get your employees to increase their production.
thus there IS an incentive for your employees to show up AND to do a better job. you choose to use increased production as your requirement for that bonus. other employers choose other requirements for the incentives they offer their employees...and some choose to use the career deferred payment of unused sick days at retirement as their incentive for keeping employees on the job and producing every day.
simply being employed is not always seen as a benefit by employees. being employed by an employer who offers a better compensation package than another employer is a benefit. money was not always my incentive for selecting an employer...i sometimes sacrificed salary for the benefits and perks which were personally more important to me at the time.