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Perks, programs spur staff dedication, impact culture

Benefits that cater to welfare of employees are no longer uncommon, and organizations are adding creative extras that encourage workplace loyalty. As a reward for spending 20 years working for the Association of Legal Administrators, the organizationgave Jan Waugh a plush dinner party, inviting her family and colleagues from her decades at the Lincolnshire, Ill. group. As a bonus, they sent her on a fully-paid dream vacation, plus four weeks paid vacation time to take it. It’s an expensive perk for a nonprofit—Waugh, ALA’s director of member services, divided her gift into two trips in 2007, first a Caribbean cruise and later, a month in Aruba. But some organizations are… Read More