Compensation is more than just your salary, and a good benefits package can make all the difference when considering a job offer. Our articles cover everything from paid time off to companies that offer perks such as napping. Not to mention health insurance, which is of the utmost importance to you and your family. That's why we have everything you need to know about benefits right here.

Benefits Advice

• Negotiating Benefits

  Did you know that you may be able to negotiate some of your benefits? Even though companies put fixed policies on most benefits, some benefits are negotiable - and sometimes, all you have to do is ask. Read more...

• Why didn't I get a pay-to-stay bonus?

  Our company has filed under Chapter 11 with no financial backing. The company is being sold. Our accounts payable supervisor got another offer and put in her notice, but the company countered with a pay-to-stay package. She gets six months … Read more...

• What is an appropriate amount to expect for a holiday bonus?

  What is an appropriate amount to expect for a holiday bonus? Read more...

• How do I trade off long-term incentives for short-term ones?

  I work for a company that pays me $72,000 a year with no bonus. However, they match 50 cents to the dollar on my 401(k) plan. The company I'm interviewing with has no matching contributions, but they have averaged bonuses of 11 percent over … Read more...

• What should I ask for when going from consultant to full-time?

  I am working as consultant for a company and have been asked to join as an employee. How does the fee I receive as a consultant relate to the salary I would get as an employee? Read more...

• What more can I negotiate when I'm already paid well?

  I am the assistant to the president of a small consulting firm. Since I am at the top of my pay scale and receive excellent bonuses, what else can I negotiate that is not monetary, and how do I go about it? Read more...

• Investing in Stock Mutual Funds

  Anyone who's shopped for a mutual fund knows finding the right one can be harder than locating that proverbial needle in a haystack. There are so many to choose from. Remarkably, people seem to navigate the selection process somehow, … Read more...

• Dividend Reinvestment Plans

  If you're short on cash but keen to build an investment portfolio, you may want to consider a DRIP. Shorthand for Dividend Reinvestment Plans, DRIPs allow individual shareholders to bypass brokers and make stock transactions directly with … Read more...

• Retirement Plans - Be an Ant, Not a Grasshopper

  Most people know they should invest for the future, but at least half would like to do better. In a Salary.com poll about investments in the company retirement plan, 44 percent of respondents said they contribute, but could do better; 13 … Read more...

• Do I Have to Return My Signing Bonus?

  I received a $5,000 signing bonus when I was hired by my company, with the promise that I would stay for one year. Now, six months later, I'm not doing the job I was hired to do and I might have the opportunity to take a new job that will … Read more...

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