We know how hard it is to create a company culture that stands apart from the rest—and how important your culture is for recruiting purposes. A massage program is a great, unique benefit but you may have some questions about who pays for what. 

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Corporate massage programs that are funded by the company tend to have far higher participation rates than completely employee-funded massage programs.  This is important for a couple of reasons.

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1. If you're looking for employee engagement and want to realize optimal results to your wellness program, your participation rates are essential. You won't see any sort of ROI unless people are actually participating. 

2. We've seen companies bring in massage programs and ask the employees to pay 100% of their massages. Participation rates are typically lower and because the massage company isn't seeing any return on their investment, they are forced to pull their services. This causes a dip in morale because employees see it as a failure on the part of their employer.

3. Employees that sign up for employee-funded massage are typically those who schedule and pay for their own wellness and preventative treatments already.  To reach employees who do not do this, the most 'at risk', employers see fantastic results with the more they cover the bill.

4. Our experience is that employees book additional, longer treatments in our office outside of work - and the benefits of this still apply to the company, as they are even more relaxed, maintained, and content than if just receiving massage at work.

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We also totally understand that a full-fledged corporate massage program paid 100% by the company may not work for you. We offer flexible options and want to co-create a successful wellness program that works for everyone.

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Employer Funded Program

• Employer pays 100% for number of therapists x program duration (in hours)

• Affordable rate of $75 per therapist per hour (most corporate services in Santa Barbara begin at $90 per hour)

• Employer decides duration of 15- or 30-minute massage per employee

• Employees receive massage during break time / rest period

• Employees can tip additionally or not, rate is considered paid-in-full

• Employer & employees receive the benefits of massage in the workplace

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Employee Funded Program

• Employer allows employees to schedule massage during break time / rest period

• Employees decide duration of 15- or 30-minute massage

• Employee pays $25 per 15-minute session or $50 per 30-minute session

• Employees are fully responsible for paying for their massage session

• Employer & employees receive the benefits of massage in the workplace

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Employer & Employee Shared Program

• Employer allows employees to schedule massage during break time / rest period and agrees to pay a portion of the expense, this amount / ratio is negotiable

• Employer usually decides the duration of 15- or 30-minute massage, but can allow employee to decide the duration

• Employees are responsible for paying the remaining portion of their session

• 50/50 financial split for 15-minute massage is equal to $12.50 paid by both employer and employee.  30-minute massage at 50/50 is $25 paid by each.  Some employers prefer to commit to a 25% or 75% ratio depending on company budget and number of employees signing up for the program.

• Employer & employees receive the benefits of massage in the workplace

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Signup Schedule

• Standard signup sheet is scheduled into 20 minute time slots which allows for three 15-minute massages, per hour, per therapist

• Employer (usually HR Department) is responsible for circulating signup sheet to employees the day or two before scheduled program day - common to be done digitally by email or physically by placing signup sheet in company break room or somewhere highly visible

• Employees are encouraged to signup consecutively to reduce open patches in schedule or employer can condense once signups are closed / complete

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