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> It sets obvious precedent and will upset more folks when you stop. Isn't another solution to make perks not variable, and clearly outlined in the contract as
by kbenson 6y ago
> It sets obvious precedent and will upset more folks when you stop.
Isn't another solution to make perks not variable, and clearly outlined in the contract as part of the employment package? You only have to worry about what your employees will do if you take away a perk when it's actually something you can consider taking away. If you treat it as part of the guaranteed compensation, you'll budget for it accordingly just like your employees do.
If you want to give bonuses, like the parent said make it a flat guaranteed amount, or tie it to a number based on company performance that people can see and make plans for (profit sharing with published numbers at regular intervals, preferably more often than it's paid out).
- taeric 6y agoThis is what I meant by working it into raises. Investing in workers is investing in the company.
- Proven 6y agothey can leave. it's a risky investment
- jachee 6y ago> make it a flat guaranteed amount Isn't this functionally equivalent to "pay better base salaries"?
- TheCapeGreek 6y agoIndeed, but in many countries this is done via a 13th payment. To be honest I've never seen 13th payments offered in dev careers, so when I hear some of my Scrum friends demanding it I'm quite surprised since I know they make comparable amounts to me.
- thequux 6y agoI'm a dev in Belgium, and I get both my "13th month" in December and double holiday pay in June. In fact, I've never seen anybody here who was traditionally employed (i.e., not contracting through a zelfstandig) who didn't get those perks.
- alisonkisk 6y ago"13th payment" is the same as getting paid every two weeks (quite common), but concentrated onto one moment instead of evenly paced.
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 6y agoIs it? I've exclusively seen it refer to the extra monthly salary at some point during the year (typically around December). I guess it depends on the country.
- selectodude 6y ago12*2 is only twenty four checks. The "13th" month brings you to twenty six checks, which is the actual number of 2 week periods in a year.