Generous benefits package = more likely to treat staff well?

easylife73

See I don't think I'd like either of those scenarios much pinpin. , I've worked for people like your employers and hated it with a vengeance, it was one of the main reasons I left, but on the flip side I like to feel like I'm working and doing something useful. My husband has his dream job, enjoys what he does and feels like he's making a difference at least some of the time, and I just feel like I'm drifting along doing nothing very important really! That's partly why working for this charity seems like a good idea, as we already support them and have contact with them in other ways. I'm just nervous about leaving where I am now...I think I'm a bit institutionalised!

easylife73

Theoretica buying of holiday days has a big appeal for me, as I'm currently in education and would be giving up quite a few weeks of holiday if I move, but presumably wouldn't cost the charity any additional money, as on the three days I'd be able to buy no-one else would be doing my work. So a big benefit to me, but at no cost to the charity. It's more that kind of thing I was talking about...whether it indicates an employer who is understanding of what the average employee would like in order to improve their work/life balance.

engineer_amy

Our company has a pretty good benefits package, good holidays, private healthcare, bonuses and commission scheme, maternity/paternity schemes, and personally would say we are pretty good to work for, but we do expect a lot in return.


We had to cut the company sick pay scheme and revert to SSP as people were taking the p!ss, calling in hungover, or for a duvet day and getting paid for it. we removed it and all of a sudden, random one off sick days just stopped happening. When they knew they wouldn't get paid for their first 3 days, it was a massive motivator to get into work.

bugslet

DKLS wrote: »

I find a better sign of a company is to look at their values, I can instantly spot a organisations issues as soon as I read their list of values.

I haven't got any written values DKLS! Couple of companies that I do work for, their values are just a thing that's written, they don't seem to mean anything to their staff.

We have few benefits, SSP only, no pension, though that will change once the auto enrollment comes in, however, we do try to treat our staff as people, know their families, try to work round them when they are having trouble at home, ring them to check on them if they are away and pay above the industry average, though not by a vast amount, pay them when we don't have work for them to do. Most don't leave, so something must be OK.