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... Special benefits and variable salary components are a means of retaining employees in the company. The results of the VDMA's regular survey on personnel work show that over 90% of companies already use employee participation in the company's success as an instrument of remuneration policy. Over 80% also offer other additional benefits. According to the study, bonuses average between 1% and 12% of annual salaries. This corresponds to the usual market spread in German industry. The VDMA lists the most common additional benefits as ...