Flexible working voted top office perk

Survey reveals

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Half consider agile working to be most desirable benefit followed by pensions and bonuses

A survey by Adler has found that flexible working is the most wanted workplace perk (48%) among UK workers, preferable to both pension schemes (44%) and performance bonuses (34%). Matching pension contributions was favoured by 34% of workers surveyed and free food and drink (29%) was the fifth most popular employee benefit. Meanwhile, two-thirds (66%) stated that the benefits offered to them were as important - if not more so - than their basic salary. Half (49%) said they would reconsider applying for a job based on the company perks on offer, and one in 10 (14%) would take an increa...

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