Accordingly, as part of these guidelines, compensation and recognition can take various forms, whether monetary or non-monetary, particularly as part of social benefits, to offer an inspiring overall package to employees, primarily centered around: > fixed compensation, which rewards the employee’s skills and responsibilities in the performance of their duties, and their contribution to the collective objective; > variable compensation, which rewards commitment and the achievement of quantitative and qualitative objectives; > deferred compensation schemes, such as profit sharing and/or incentives in France, which reward collective success by sharing the value created by the company with employees; > social benefit programs, including retirement, social protection and saving schemes; > and non-monetary benefits which meet specif ic local needs and constitute socially responsible measures (provision of dispensaries and flexible working hours).