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Benefits

Benefits consist of non-monetary compensation that is provided to employees.  The total compensation or value an employee places on a job is influenced by the benefits the company offers.  Typical categories of benefits include:

  • Paid Leave - including vacation days, sick leave and holiday pay.
  • Retirement Benefits - pension plans, 401k plans, and other contribution plans.
  • Premium Pay - payment that is supplementary to normal wages that are payable when the employee works on a holiday, weekend or is otherwise moved to a temporary shift.
  • Insurance - term life insurance, health insurance, disability, and dental insurance.

The human resources department of a company is usually responsible for maintaining a company's benefits programs.

Other forms of this term include - benefit, benefiting

 
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