{"id":3117,"date":"2018-04-06T18:02:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2022-01-28T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:17:20","slug":"benefits-besides-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary","title":{"rendered":"Benefits Package: What To Negotiate For Apart From Your Salary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many people, the most important thing to consider in terms of a new job role is the salary. The belief is that so long as the salary is good, you are sorted as an employee. The truth, however, is that there are many things that an employee can benefit from his employment package apart from salary; if he intends to have a long fruitful career in the organisation. Also, there are situations where a company is not in a position to offer financial benefits to employees at the given time. What then can an employee negotiate apart from salary?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f8c50ecb342\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f8c50ecb342\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary\/#Pension_Benefits\" >Pension Benefits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary\/#Health_Insurance_Benefit\" >Health Insurance Benefit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary\/#PaternityMaternity_Allowances\" >Paternity\/Maternity Allowances<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary\/#Commute_Allowance\" >Commute Allowance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/benefits-besides-salary\/#Lunch\" >Lunch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pension_Benefits\"><\/span><strong>Pension Benefits<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This seems to be taken for granted but many employees or contract workers have paid dearly for not asking about pension payments when the had the chance. Some have outright negotiated it out of their contracts and insisting instead on a salary increase. The trick is to negotiate your salary without bringing pension payments into the dialogue into the negotiations. When the negotiations are about done, you bring the fact that you are legally entitled to pension payments, and as such you are expecting them. Also, you should periodically check to see if the payments are being made.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Health_Insurance_Benefit\"><\/span><strong>Health Insurance Benefit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb-378x198.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb-770x404.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Consider_other_offers_Fb-390x205.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While negotiating your salary, ask about health insurance and how comprehensive it is. Sometimes you might be unable to get the amount you desire and will have to dial down on the figure but a comprehensive health insurance that covers your immediate family might be a deal sweetener to make you consider the amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PaternityMaternity_Allowances\"><\/span><strong>Paternity\/Maternity Allowances<a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/develop-your-hobby-390x219.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially for married people who intend to start a family in the near future, it is important to negotiate for flexibility in relation to your family. You can negotiate for insurance coverage for your children, paternity or maternity leave with pay and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Commute_Allowance\"><\/span><strong>Commute Allowance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05-378x198.png 378w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05-770x405.png 770w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BLOG_IMAGES_1200X630-05-390x205.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your workplace is quite a distance from where you live, you can negotiate a non-taxable transportation allowance. This may come in the form of transportation arrangements or a non-taxable amount of money. Either way, it will reduce the pressure on your net income<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lunch\"><\/span>Lunch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3036\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630-378x198.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630-770x404.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/No_salary_increment-1200x630-390x205.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do not underestimate how much office-provided lunch can boost your finances. When considering what benefits you can negotiate for in lieu of a higher salary, always ask about lunch packages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are situations where a company can&#8217;t offer a financial benefit to employees at the given time. 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