London leading the way
According to employees, it is businesses (of all sizes) in London who are leading the way on the provision of employee benefits. Just 10% of employees surveyed who work in London said their employer provides none of the benefits mentioned, easily the best result around the country. In contrast, 29% of those working in Yorkshire & the Humber said their employer provided no benefits, followed by 27% of those working in Wales and the North East respectively. Companies in the capital are particularly far ahead in the provision of financial benefits, with over half of London–based employees (52%) saying they receive financial bonuses or incentives, 49% saying their employer provides pension contributions over the minimum requirement, and 46% claiming they receive discounts on leisure and shopping.
But workers in London are also much more likely to be offered the opportunity to work flexibly or remotely (52%), with the next most likely region for employees to be offered this the South East (33%). Just 18% of workers in the North East say their employer allows flexible or remote working, barely a third of those in the capital. On a sector basis, companies in the IT & telecoms sector seem to be offering the most benefits, with just 9% of employees in this sector saying their employer doesn’t provide any. At the other end of the scale, more than one in three workers in the hospitality & leisure sector (37%) claim their employer provides them with no perks.
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