as in benefit
something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay
The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees.
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Recent Examples of fringe benefit
In an August meeting, citing increasing costs, a 10-year decline in enrollment, lapsed COVID funding, and changes to the state’s fringe benefit payment, CSCU had initially projected deficits of $13.7 million in Fiscal Year 2024 and $140.2 in Fiscal Year 2025.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Plus there are some fringe benefits, apart from the opportunity to collect more gold.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
This growth was driven mostly by retirement and fringe benefits, which increased 72% since 2018.
—Tim Gardner, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
The health center, which houses UConn’s medical and dental schools as well as John Dempsey Hospital, has been struggling financially for years, though much of that problem involves fringe benefit and wage costs — driven largely by state government and not by Connecticut’s flagship university.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
Plus there are some fringe benefits, apart from the opportunity to collect more gold.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
This growth was driven mostly by retirement and fringe benefits, which increased 72% since 2018.
—Tim Gardner, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
The health center, which houses UConn’s medical and dental schools as well as John Dempsey Hospital, has been struggling financially for years, though much of that problem involves fringe benefit and wage costs — driven largely by state government and not by Connecticut’s flagship university.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
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“Fringe benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe%20benefit. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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