'Perks' at work

Skint_Catt

I'd LOVE to work from home! That's be a real perk for me! I could do without everything else then!

lesley1960

Lunch breaks are not a perk !!!

Employers should pay for eye tests if you used a pc

and i am an employer .............we do tell our employees pay is a bonus lol ( joking )

Skint_Catt

Lesley, you must admit though being an employer that to get the best out of your staff you have to be fair and offer a few incentives?

I'm trying to be grateful for anything right now so a lunch break is a perk to me! :rotfl:

save-a-lot

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Lesley, you must admit though being an employer that to get the best out of your staff you have to be fair and offer a few incentives?

Incentives are just one part of a jigsaw that motivates people, once the perks of the job become the norm then everything falls back on good management and appropriately challenging work I think.

ckerrd

lesley1960 wrote: »

Lunch breaks are not a perk !!!

Employers should pay for eye tests if you used a pc

and i am an employer .............we do tell our employees pay is a bonus lol ( joking )

Spot on - there is DSE legislation that covers the eye tests.

And if you are using a PC at home, it still needs to comply with the relevant legislation, so that you don't end up with back problems and then try and sue your employer.

Sorry - seriously dragging this off topic now.

Alexandria

I work in a small non-profit organisation and the perks are much less than in larger organisations but I am much happier becuase they know how to say "thank you"!!
Mycurrent perks are:
Flexibility in hours (I am part time and can swap hours around if needed due to childcare probs etc!)
Able to work from home (not as a regular thing but in emergencies its possible to do this)
Tea/Coffee
25 hols a year plus bank holidays

ceridwen

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no annual pay increase (rate of inflation or not), no sick pay (as of 2008) etc etc.

Just wondered what others thought! [/quote]

No cost-of-living rise:eek: - since when was that a perk? Necessary yes/"god-given right" in my book yes - perk; NO WAY.

No sick pay - What - at all?! Crikey.

The two words "Get rid" come to mind - as in get rid of that employer pdq (sounds like a good New Year Resolution in fact - note to self "must ditch Scrooge employer and find a better one")

save-a-lot

I'd ditto that aswell. Make it an aim to find a better employer

ceridwen

Skint_Catt wrote: »

We only get pension after 5 years service (no-one ever stays that long)

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I wonder why???:rolleyes:

Seriously - get those walking boots on!

Whatever type of job is this? Confused now - as you state working from home would be possible - when I had already thought "this must be a cleaner or shop assistant job" - but cleaners and shop assistants cant work from home. Whatever type of firm is this Scrooge employer?

flightops

Best perk at work for me is free flights*!

*excluding taxes