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Areย workย perksย the secret to workplace success? Study reveals a third (36 per cent) of Brits feel happier in the workplace when receivingย perks
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 40 per cent of Brits feel they are getting a better deal when offered a โperkโ
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Private healthcare is the most sought afterย workย perkย (45 per cent)
ยทย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 18 โ 24 year olds expect jobs to come withย workย perksย
Workย perksย are revolutionising the way the British workforce views the workplace, according to new research byย BankingRefunds.co.ukย (1)ย ย ย
The packaged bank account claims specialist polled over 1,500(1)ย Britsย on their attitudes towardsย perksย and benefits, to find out whether they really have an influence in uplifting morale. The findings suggest that the secret remedy for bosses to get the most out of their employees is to invest a little extra in them.ย
Over a third (36 per cent) of British workers admitted that receivingย perksย makes them significantly happier within the workplace, with 40 per cent of employees confessing that aย perkย makes them feel like they are getting a better deal.ย
The study revealed that while Brits may enjoyย perksย that allow them to use flexi hours (40 per cent) and escape the office early on Fridays (37 per cent), the most sought afterย workย perkย is private healthcare (45 per cent), suggesting that British employees value employers who are interested in their wellbeing.
Britsโ top fiveย workย perksย are:
1.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Private healthcare (45 per cent)
2.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Complimentary food (42 per cent)
3.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Flexible hours (41 per cent)
4.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Early finish on a Friday (37 per cent)
5.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Complimentary drinks (31 per cent)
BankingRefunds.co.ukย also discovered that those in different professions value differentย workย perks. Thoseย workingย in offices such as HR employees and administration staff found private healthcare to be the most appealingย workย perkย (50 per cent and 46 per cent respectively), while thoseย workingย in consumer facing industries such as plumbers and teachers were more interested in receiving complimentary food (40 per cent and 44 per cent respectively) and drink (40 per cent and 38 per cent respectively) throughout theirย workingย day.
The research also suggests a generational difference in the expectation ofย workย perks.ย The rise of companies such as Google, which is known for creating a funย workย environment with lots of free benefits, appears to have created an expectation of workplace benefits amongst 18 โ 24-year-olds (29 per cent).
Carl Millar, Managing Director atย BankingRefunds.co.ukย said:ย โWe started by looking at the response to packaged bank accounts, and how the nation feels about paying for benefits. Our research revealed that over a third (35 per cent) of Brits love to receive aย perkย even if they know that theย perksย are covered in the costs of their packaged bank accounts.ย ย ย
โFollowing this, we thought it would be interesting to delve deeper into this topic and look at howย perksย and benefits may be used in the workplace. We discovered that when employers show they are invested in employeesโ welfare and happiness, they can create a culture of mutual appreciation; cultivating a workplace where everyone strives to achieve the best results possible.โ
1.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Independent survey of 1,500 Brits, carried out in May 2017
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