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[Guidance](https://knowledge.hrcircleuk.com/employee-benefits?hsLang=en#guidance) # Employee Benefits - What's trending in 2022? ## October 2022 It's a competitive market in the world of employment and recruitment at the moment and the ability to retain and attract staff can be a real challenge. So what does keep staff motivated and engaged and how do you do this? We recently carried out some research on employee benefits that are currently trending. Take a look at our findings below: - **Flexible Working -** This is really current since covid and something many businesses now have in place. There are a couple of aspects to flexible working which is location and hours - it's worth considering whether you offer this as a benefit and if there is flexibility across both location and hours. - **Flexible Annual Leave -** Some companies operate an unlimited annual leave policy. You might find it helpful to read the pros and cons - this is a really useful article [Unlimited annual leave: the good and the bad | BrightHR](https://www.brighthr.com/blog/holidays/unlimited-annual-leave-the-good-and-the-bad/). Other things you could consider with annual leave are additional days off over the Christmas period or a day off on an employee's birthday. - **Private Medical Insurance -** 88% of people in a survey carried out by Harvard Business Review reported that this would be a factor they would consider when accepting a job. It's worth noting that this can be very costly to employers and is also a taxable benefit for employees. However, it's a very attractive benefit! - **Wellness Packages -** Health and wellbeing is a really big topic and there are ways employers can help encourage wellbeing and healthy behaviour in the workplace with: - hybrid or remote working - subsidised gym memberships - promoting mental health awareness - creating employee recognition programmes - volunteering or community outreach programmes - employee assistance helpline if employees feel they could benefit from speaking to a professional - massages in the workplace - free or subsidised lunch or healthy snacks in the workplace - enhanced sickness pay - **Life Insurance -** This one can be a popular benefit and is relatively inexpensive for an employer. It's very easy to administer too. - **Learning & Development Budget -** Supporting with L&D can lead to higher job satisfaction and motivation but investing in professional development is a benefit to the employer too! - **Employee Discount Schemes -** There are a number of providers/options to explore for employee discount schemes which gives offers and % off within retail, leisure or dining. For employees who often find themselves shopping, exercising or eating out, this could be a great perk! Some companies who offer the top benefits according to Glassdoor include the following: - An annual, all expenses paid company holiday - Employee discounts negotiated at local pubs and beauty salons - Five paid days for volunteering each year - A Christmas party which includes children of employees - Discounted wine delivered to employees houses on a monthly basis - Free food and drink at work - A Company owned villa abroad which can be booked by employees free of charge - Unlimited holiday allowance Some of these benefits might not be suitable for your business but hopefully it gives you an idea of what other companies (although not a direct comparison for your own) are offering. Some benefits you could consider on a slightly smaller scale are: - Bring your dog to work days - Mid-day social breaks - Off-site Company days - Buying extra annual leave - Monthly team lunch - Cinema tickets - Cycle to work scheme Different benefits will attract different people, so this is a big factor to consider. A popular option we've come across is putting different benefit packages together and giving employees the option to choose which benefits are more relevant to them - we'll come back with more on this one soon! 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