Emotional salary, benefits and tips.

The objective of the emotional salary is to motivate and generate the collaborator’s loyalty by showing that you are interested and worried about their happiness. These incentives are not expensive to the company but are highly valued by employees.

An important factor for candidates seeking or listening to a job offer is salary. A good recruiter will be able to advise you on salary ranges to offer an economic incentive which is consistent with the desired profile, but you can make your offer more attractive and retain the talent you already have by providing emotional salary.

Some examples of Emotional salary are:

1. Home Office
​This job option is very attractive for employees and allows you to have the best talents working with you, regardless of the location. This modality is frequent in information technologies.​The satisfaction of working from home is increased by avoiding transfers and enjoying a balance between work and family.

2. Flexible schedules
You will show empathy to your collaborators by giving them the opportunity to choose from some available schedules. The flexibility of schedules improves productivity because you allow them to adapt to the best schedule for them, so, they can take their children to school, plan their transfers well or sleep a little more and get to work with energy.

3. Professional development
One reason to remain in the company or want to enter it is professional development. By giving them training and support to take courses, they will be prepared for new job challenges and great opportunities for growth in the company. Having the best talent and keeping them updated becomes a benefit for both parties.

4. Health care
Implementing support programs for activities that benefit the employee's physical or mental state will give them the opportunity to exercise, go to the nutritionist, take dance classes, sing, paint, take a dental treatment or do yoga. A large investment is not required and the reward is happy, healthy and motivated employees.

By asking what their needs and concerns are, you can find many interesting things that will make your employees happy.

Among the benefits that emotional salary entails are:

• Talent attraction and retention
• Absenteeism reduction
• Self-development

• No major investment is necessary
• Mental well-being

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Betzabé Guzmán
Growth Hacker