everyone.

* Flexibility

Flexibility is an important quality of an employer or manager and contributes to the happiness of his/ her employees. Everyone wants to take holiday from time to time and it is important you don't show an attitude his/her absence will always be a problem. It is possible some employees need to be present in times when nobody can be found to replace him/her or some situations requires his/her presence but some employers show an attitude of refusing holiday every time. If you are flexible to give holiday, they will likely to work more hours in case of urgency.

There are some other possibilities of flexibility but some of them vary from company to company. Flexible hours can motivate many people because they also have a family life and can easier make a good work/family balance. It is not possible for every kind of company but certain business sectors have success with these facilities. Flexibility in social issues will improve the relationship between the employer and his employees, for example to allow leaving work earlier when his/her child is ill, a family member died or some other social circumstances.

*Rewarding

People work to earn money but there are many more possibilities to reward your employees. A salary is a fixed income but maybe you can provide certain rewards if certain goals are reached, for example a premium if a certain production is reached, a share of the benefit of the company, gift certificates or extra legal advantages like a group insurance or retirement bonuses.

An extra reward may be an extra cost for the company but will benefit the productivity in the long run. These rewards will increase performance and happiness in the team and employees are likely to work harder even if the manager or leader is absent in the company for a few hours or even days.

*Facilities

An employer can create some facilities which might improve the productivity of the company. Certain jobs require following certain educations to increase your intelligence of your current job. Some employees might follow educations during the evening but it may be better to organize certain educations during the working hours. It is an extra cost but will increase the capacity of your employees and your employees will be more motivated than following these lessons in the evening.

You might also benefit the happiness of your employees if you organize some events, for example family events during the weekend or some activities which your employees enjoy, for example a bowling evening, a theatre visit or a concert. It is maybe also a good idea to organize a day when they can get one tea or coffee for free during lunch time.

Keeping your employees happy is an important business etiquette and will always improve the productivity of your company. A happy employee will be more motivated to work harder, be more social and in other words a better employee than an unhappy one.

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