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New data highlights a discrepancy between what employers are providing in terms of benefits and what staff really want – with many workers arguing that some benefits should be mandatory. Research by Moneypenny, an outsourced communications provider, has found that current benefits packages are failing to meet expectations. In analysing various job advertisements, the company found that over two-fifths (41 per cent) listed a pension as a perk of the job. This was followed by the option to work from home with around a fifth of companies offering this (22 per cent) – despite the radical shift which has occurred over the past year. Over one in 10 (12 per cent) offered access to a gym while 11 per cent of job advertisements gave employees flexible working and sick pay. However, when workers were surveyed on their reaction to this, many felt that a pension, sick pay and flexible working should be mandatory for staff and should not be marketed as “extras”. The legal rights linked to the status of an “employee” confirms this with employees being entitled to Statutory Sick Pay, the right to request flexible working and the ability to join a company’s pension scheme. Other listed benefits
