One of Rochester's top companies is giving back to its employees.  5Linx is handing out more than $125,000 in bonuses.  This in no easy feat in a tough economy.

Jose Beltran works in the call center at 5Linx in Henrietta.  Every day he works hard to provide for his two sons.  "You hear every place they're laying off and cutting back and this company fortunately has been on the up and up," said Jose.

When Jose gets his paycheck this week there will be a bonus in it.  The company's doing well so it wanted to help its employees.  "I'm the only income right now at the home so when I tell you  this is a great time it is," said Jose.

5Linx provides service for digital phones.  The Henrietta based company employs 170 people.

"We haven't had to lay off anyone which has been wonderful but we have had to ask people to do more and the teams stepped up so business continues to grow," said Craig Jerabeck, 5Linx CEO.

CEO Craig Jerabeck says the past three quarters they weren't in a position to hand out bonuses.  But after a great second quarter things are looking up.  “We want to create a family atmosphere here and we're all in this together so we had the opportunity to spread the wealth so to speak and my partners and I decided this was the right time to do it," said Jerabeck.

Jose' counting his blessings.  "You just think Thank God I have a job because not everyone has a job right now and then on top of that to receive a bonus in this economy you can't ask for more,”

said Jose.

The bonuses were given out based on a percentage of how much the employee makes.  They ranged from about $220 to $5,000.