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New research from Cartwright and Butler has revealed the industries that are spending the most amount of money on staff in terms of work perks each year. The data revealed that marketing professionals have an average of £1,179.56 spent per person per year, meaning that they came out on top. This was closely followed by financial/professional service employees (£1,091.60 p/y) and construction workers (£967.39 p/y). On the flip side, the industry with the least amount of money spent on workers is the third sector at just £332.62 per year. Below, is a table showing the industries and the amount of money being spent on employees: Industry Average Benefits/perks cost per year Marketing £1,179.56 Financial services/professional services £1,091.60 Construction £967.39 Technology £920.48 Real Estate £822.23 Media £753.59 Government £747.60 Health Services £744.18 Public Sector £606.76 Manufacturing £576.91 Legal £540.50 Food/drink/tobacco £514.69 Transport £507.45 Agriculture £486.86 Education £445.18 Retail £439.70 Hospitality £423.86 Utilities £359.48 Third Sector £332.62 The study from Cartwright and Butler also shed light on the perks that workers get across the UK. Flexible working hours (28%) was ranked as the most popular work benefit, closely followed by employee discounts (24%), and free food and drink (20%). One in ten
