{"id":2723,"date":"2022-04-25T07:32:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn7w3i4565-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2022-04-25T07:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T07:32:26","slug":"a-roundup-of-the-most-jaw-dropping-job-perks-top-companies-are-offering-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/a-roundup-of-the-most-jaw-dropping-job-perks-top-companies-are-offering-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"A roundup of the most jaw-dropping job perks top companies are offering right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global companies are always looking for innovative ways to attract and retain talent, and unique, fun job perks are what many are using as talent magnets. Adzuna<\/a> recently did some digging to uncover some of the best benefits on offer at international companies. Here\u2019s what we found\u2026<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The best job perks on offer in 2022<\/h2>\n

Remote working<\/h4>\n

Companies like Quora, Day Translations, American Express, and Shopify all offer remote working job perks. Not merely hybrid options that still require employees to head into the office from time to time.<\/p>\n

The language service provider, Day Translations<\/a>, is an example of this.\u00a0 Their employees are based all over the world and they promote their fully remote teams. CEO and founder, Sean Patrick Hopwood, believes that this is key to their company culture and a healthy work-life balance among employees.<\/p>\n

Among Adzuna\u2019s remote listings, IT is currently the sector with the most remote working roles. There has also been a global shift towards remote working with countries like Barbados offering 1-year remote working visas to digital entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bring your dog to work day (every day of the week!)<\/h4>\n

Airbnb and Google are among the leaders in the game popularizing the idea of dog-friendly office spaces. Although South African employers might be slower to catch onto this trend, we\u2019re looking forward to seeing implemented on a local level as well.<\/p>\n

Dog-friendly offices are currently most prominent in the hospitality and catering sector in the global marketplace and eliminate the need to hire a pet sitter or dog walker when you\u2019re not home.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fertility benefits<\/h4>\n

This has got to be one of the most selfless job perks that companies like Chanel, Facebook, Amazon, and Bumble are offering their staff. Many companies now offer benefits that cover egg freezing, IVF, and even surrogacy to their employees that struggle to conceive. Some fund the fertility treatment while others give their employees paid leave during the treatment period.<\/p>\n

With 1 in 5 women struggling to conceive, job perks like these could significantly improve company employee satisfaction ratings and help cultivate a stronger sense of culture among employees.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Happy Hour<\/h4>\n

Drinking isn\u2019t socially acceptable in the office environment. In most cases, it can land you in very hot water. But did you know that a lot of companies now offer company happy hour as a benefit? The marketing agency Brandtailers in California is one leading example, listing happy hour as a job perk.<\/p>\n

Many companies in the IT sector, such as Amazon, are also adopting this trend to help improve company culture and boost employee satisfaction ratings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gym memberships<\/h4>\n

Tons of companies offer gym membership benefits to their employees, and we all know that this luxury can be expensive! With this benefit, you can save yourself a couple of hundred bucks every month while getting fit at the same time.<\/p>\n

The majority of roles that come with gym benefits fall into the hospitality and IT sectors, so it\u2019s well worth it to take a look at these sectors.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wellbeing<\/h4>\n

Employers are always looking for ways to keep their staff in top shape when it comes to physical and mental health. Especially after the pandemic hit a lot of people really hard. Lately, the focus shifted to mental health as more benefits are centred around mental wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Many organizations now offer their employees free therapy as job perks. Some even throw in monthly massage benefits as a way to help them unwind and recharge. Free yoga classes for employees are also becoming more popular as it relieves stress and encourages office usage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Always read the fine print\u2026<\/h2>\n

The perks we\u2019ve highlighted here all seem pretty cool. But you need to understand that they do come at a cost.<\/p>\n

In some cases, the benefits can mean lower take-home pay. Before you accept an offer with perks that seem like they\u2019re worth their weight in gold, make sure you\u2019re still being offered a competitive salary. The cost of living is at an all-time high, right around the world, so your base pay needs to cover your everyday expenses. Happy hour at the office and free gym memberships might seem like extravagant awards, but those benefits won\u2019t add to the overall comfort levels of your daily life.<\/p>\n

Then you also have to consider the drawback of flexible working options: never leaving the office. More and more of us got used to working from home during the pandemic, and with remote working, it\u2019s pretty much the same setup. Flexible working was designed to help improve work-life balance, but for some, it has the opposite effect.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the benefits your job boasts should improve your career satisfaction levels. All while not negatively affecting you on a financial level. The job perks we\u2019ve mentioned here are some of the coolest on offer, but they might not suit every candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Global companies are always looking for innovative ways to attract and retain talent, and unique, fun job perks are what many are using as talent magnets. Adzuna recently did some digging to uncover some of the best benefits on offer at international companies. Here\u2019s what we found\u2026   The best job perks on offer in Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-2723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employment","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}