Employment Perks or Benefits

[Scouse Hibee]

I realise that some people may not want to disclose on here where they work or what they actually do but for those that can without identifying where they work, what perks or benefits if any, do you get through your employment that you consider to be of real value to you?

[HH81]

Staff mortgage.

[Sir David Gray]

Free Sky TV, broadband and calls.

That's pretty much it.

[easty]

Staff mortgage.

I don't work at a bank, but have family who do, and the staff mortgage is the benefit I'm most jealous of. By a long way.

I work at Edinburgh Uni, don't really get any benefits, none that I use anyway.

[speedy_gonzales]

Free rail travel for the family (Free all over the UK, Free/reduced rate in most European countries).
A decent pension where the employer contributes 60% (I'm the other 40%). Off course the pension is of no value to me just now, but should I reach retirement age,,,

[Pretty Boy]

Cheap hotel stays.
Free beer, wine, spirits from sales reps

[Future17]

A Tony Montana style pile of nose candy and so many ladies of disreputable intent that I could **** til my **** falls off...

...I would rather not say where I work.

[Hibrandenburg]

Free/cheap flights. Tourist industry holiday rates. Company pension. Company share scheme. Had 6 years tax free income. Only work 167 days a year. Surrounded by gorgeous women.

[The_Exile]

Used to work for Diageo, got £500 worth of free drink every year, at cost price. Example, litre of Smirnoff £7 something, bottle of Talisker £20, got a bottle of Blue Label for £100, still not opened it, said I'd leave it until we won the Scottish Cup :rolleyes:

[Jack]

I get Tesco points on the fuel I buy for the company van.

Do I win :-)

Edit: My mistake, Mrs Jack gets them .... I lose :-(

[sleeping giant]

My work buys my lunch every day.
Car.
I'm allowed a good few beers when staying away :-)

subcard points.
Best western points.
I was at the ARTP conference ( the oscars for lung function) a few weeks ago and my sole purpose was to buy drink for our customers. T'was a good few nights spent plying nurses with bevy :-)

[degenerated]

Private healthcare and motor, both if which are heftily taxed as benefits in kind, and life insurance should I shuffle of this mortal coil which should keep the other half in handbags for a fair while :)

[olivebuzzer]

A Tony Montana style pile of nose candy and so many ladies of disreputable intent that I could **** til my **** falls off...

...I would rather not say where I work.
:greengrin

[Speedy]

I get other perks which are financially more beneficial but my favourite one is a priority line for central taxis :greengrin

[snooky]

We get sweet FA.
Not only do we pay for our Christmas lunch we have to make up the time if it goes longer than our normal lunch break.
Mind you, it's still in a better than being out of work cos I've been there.

[Peevemor]

Health insurance for myself and my family
Hefty pension contributions
Roughly £8 per day for lunch (half of which is tax free)
A 5% share in the company
An everything paid trip to Shanghai in 2010 and another trip in 2012 to .... Scotland :greengrin (which I had to organise for 25 of us). This year it might be Guadeloupe - to be confirmed.
Annual bonuses equating to about a month and a half's salary.

I can't speak highly enough of my boss but it works both ways - I knock my pan in for him.

[Westie1875]

Staff mortgage
Half price bank account
Private health insurance
Staff rates on house and car insurance
Life insurance

[Killiehibbie]

A free can of coke from the kebab shop and offers of sex from the desperados that couldn't pull before shutting time. Time for a change of job.

[Allant1981]

Get no perks in my job now but previously worked for a big hotel so got discount in each of the restaurants, membership for the golf courses each year for £50, huge discounts on other 5 star hotels in the country to name but a few things

[sleeping giant]

A free can of coke from the kebab shop and offers of sex from the desperados that couldn't pull before shutting time. Time for a change of job.

Guys or Gals ? :-)

Could think of worse :-)

[Future17]

Staff mortgage
Half price bank account
Private health insurance
Staff rates on house and car insurance
Life insurance

What's a half price bank account? :confused:

[Killiehibbie]

Guys or Gals ? :-)

Could think of worse :-)
Both and you can imagine the nick of the ones that couldn't pull.

[Jones28]

Food

[Westie1875]

What's a half price bank account? :confused:

An account they charge a monthly fee for that comes with added benefits like travel insurance, mobile phone insurance, identity protection, credit reports etc. I only have to pay half the standard fee to have the account.

[TRC]

Just booked hotel stay for me and the wife two nights a dinner bottle champs all the rest youd expect from a hotel got the lot for 120 Kr equates to about a tenner. Free food every shift. Free use of gym sauna in hotel. Oh and i only work part time but they also supply a private pension which they player into but i can opt out. Thos is the best perks ive had in a hospitality job

[Future17]

An account they charge a monthly fee for that comes with added benefits like travel insurance, mobile phone insurance, identity protection, credit reports etc. I only have to pay half the standard fee to have the account.

Ah right, I understand now.

[HH81]

An account they charge a monthly fee for that comes with added benefits like travel insurance, mobile phone insurance, identity protection, credit reports etc. I only have to pay half the standard fee to have the account.

Me too.

[calumhibee1]

Absolutely none whatsoever. Hardly even had a payrise for 5 years now aswell.

[Hermit Crab]

Free and reduced rate rail travel for me and family in Britain and Europe.

Pension scheme.

Health shield cover.

Commission. 5%

[Wighty76]

When serving your country you get the following -

a decent wage, dependent on rank and responsibility, a non contributory pension that starts as soon as you leave if you do 22 years. A pay rise twice a year. A good health and dental care set up with almost zero waiting lists for stuff like physiotherapy. A disturbance allowance of over £1000 if you are moving a family to a new house during re location. Lump sums and re engagement bounties after certain amounts of time. The chance to see the world with cut price R and R packages. Participation in adventure training activities for very little cost. Stuff like skiing, sky diving and scuba diving. Plenty scope for indulging in your favourite sport. Qualifications that are recognised in civvy street ( a relatively new thing ). Priority for veterans for healthcare in civvy street. Good friends. Financial help with putting kids through private education. An interest free loan for a mortgage deposit. A drink problem:cb

[Hibrandenburg]

When serving your country you get the following -

a decent wage, dependent on rank and responsibility, a non contributory pension that starts as soon as you leave if you do 22 years. A pay rise twice a year. A good health and dental care set up with almost zero waiting lists for stuff like physiotherapy. A disturbance allowance of over £1000 if you are moving a family to a new house during re location. Lump sums and re engagement bounties after certain amounts of time. The chance to see the world with cut price R and R packages. Participation in adventure training activities for very little cost. Stuff like skiing, sky diving and scuba diving. Plenty scope for indulging in your favourite sport. Qualifications that are recognised in civvy street ( a relatively new thing ). Priority for veterans for healthcare in civvy street. Good friends. Financial help with putting kids through private education. An interest free loan for a mortgage deposit. A drink problem:cb

Don't forget the death in service benefit. Or have they scrapped that nowadays?

[Hibrandenburg]

When serving your country you get the following -

a decent wage, dependent on rank and responsibility, a non contributory pension that starts as soon as you leave if you do 22 years. A pay rise twice a year. A good health and dental care set up with almost zero waiting lists for stuff like physiotherapy. A disturbance allowance of over £1000 if you are moving a family to a new house during re location. Lump sums and re engagement bounties after certain amounts of time. The chance to see the world with cut price R and R packages. Participation in adventure training activities for very little cost. Stuff like skiing, sky diving and scuba diving. Plenty scope for indulging in your favourite sport. Qualifications that are recognised in civvy street ( a relatively new thing ). Priority for veterans for healthcare in civvy street. Good friends. Financial help with putting kids through private education. An interest free loan for a mortgage deposit. A drink problem:cb

Don't forget the death in service benefit. Or have they scrapped that nowadays?

[Future17]

When serving your country you get the following -

a decent wage, dependent on rank and responsibility, a non contributory pension that starts as soon as you leave if you do 22 years. A pay rise twice a year. A good health and dental care set up with almost zero waiting lists for stuff like physiotherapy. A disturbance allowance of over £1000 if you are moving a family to a new house during re location. Lump sums and re engagement bounties after certain amounts of time. The chance to see the world with cut price R and R packages. Participation in adventure training activities for very little cost. Stuff like skiing, sky diving and scuba diving. Plenty scope for indulging in your favourite sport. Qualifications that are recognised in civvy street ( a relatively new thing ). Priority for veterans for healthcare in civvy street. Good friends. Financial help with putting kids through private education. An interest free loan for a mortgage deposit. A drink problem:cb

Didn't realise this - how does it work?

[IWasThere2016]

I don't work at a bank, but have family who do, and the staff mortgage is the benefit I'm most jealous of. By a long way.

I work at Edinburgh Uni, don't really get any benefits, none that I use anyway.

Final salary pension scheme with employer contributions thereon?

[Jay]

Long shifts, few breaks, sore feet, abuse - that's just the perks :)


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[easty]

Final salary pension scheme with employer contributions thereon?

Well, it's not a final salary pension, but yeah I'm in the pension scheme, but at 30 year old, don't expect me to see the benefit in that at the moment. :greengrin

[IWasThere2016]

Well, it's not a final salary pension, but yeah I'm in the pension scheme, but at 30 year old, don't expect me to see the benefit in that at the moment. :greengrin

It'll come with other benefits though ill-health, life assurance (of which you wouldn't benefit :greengrin)

I work in FE - and it is a final salary penion. A HUGE perk IMHO. I get generous holidays - 43 days pa also. Free parking at work. Little else I can think of.

[Wighty76]

Didn't realise this - how does it work?

This is from the NHS website

All veterans are entitled to priority access to NHS hospital care for any condition as long as it's related to their service, regardless of whether or not they receive a war pension.
All people leaving the armed forces are given a summary of their medical records, which they are advised to give to their new GP when they register.
Veterans are encouraged to tell their GP about their veteran status in order to benefit from priority treatment.
A minority of people leaving the armed forces need access to mental health services, while others might require it later in civilian life.

[Wighty76]

Don't forget the death in service benefit. Or have they scrapped that nowadays?

Do you mean a payout if the person is killed while serving? If so then yeh but it's not very much. 2 years wages I think. Payed to your next of kin. We were strongly encouraged to get private life and accident cover. Mines was around £50 a month for a 200k payout if I got killed.

[derekHFC]

Long shifts, few breaks, sore feet, abuse - that's just the perks :)


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That's the joys of being a mum :greengrin