TOP 30 DESIRED WORK PERKS
Online marketplace OnBuy, carried out the research to determine our preferred perks. They believe that listening to what people actually want from their jobs is pivotal to creating a happy workforce and that consumers, quite rightly, care about how companies treat their employees.
Their findings show that Employed adults in the UK consider smarter ways of working and a great team of colleagues just as important as a high salary, when looking for a new job. But what else are candidates they looking for? Here are the the perks we prefer:
TOP 30 DESIRED WORK PERKS
- Flexible working hours
- A high salary
- A great team of colleagues
- Understanding and friendly bosses
- Good sick pay
- Having everything you need to get the job done
- An annual bonus
- It being somewhere you feel proud to work
- Working somewhere you are confident you can ring in an emergency and get time off
- The ability to work from anywhere you want
- Amount of time off to exceed the legal minimum
- Visible opportunities for promotion and to rise through the ranks
- A four-day working week
- A staff discount
- Private healthcare
- A good HR department
- An extensive training scheme
- Staff equity
- A workplace that is very diverse
- A workplace that is very green and eco-friendly
- Shutting down early on Friday afternoons
- Unlimited annual leave
- Six months or more of paid maternity/paternity leave
- Your birthday off from work
- A coffee machine in the office
- Your own office
- The opportunity to travel
- A company car
- Colleagues who love to socialise
- Gym membership
We’d add in a caring and thoughtful culture and one where psychological safety enables innovation, collaboration and growth of both the organisation and the individual. Might not be seen as an actual perk – but if you are one that likes to improve and evolve – it’s a real necessity in a new role.
