工人的额外福利 - 英语听力
They were given a weekend to redesign their offices
Having the freedom to build a greenhouse in the middle of the office may not be at the top of your list of perks
But this company is convinced of the benefits of giving employees a say in the environment they work in
There are the usual benefits here
Such as a pension scheme
Health insurance and the chance to own a share of the business
But those running the agency think that the way the employees are treated is more important than a pension or an expense account
If you're not a hiring-and-firing type of business
And you spend a lot of time making sure you recruit the right types of people
You therefore give a reassurance that even when times get tough
The company will do all it can to retain those people
Because also from a very commercial perspective
You don't want to let good people go because
You know
When business is steaming again
Then you're in trouble
But in the dog-eat-dog world at the City
Others reckon it all comes down to money
Well
I think when people initially look at employee benefits
They want to be sure that their basic needs are met
And that can be the health side
For example
And what you might find is someone younger doesn't find that
They have great need for it in the short term
But when they see it's likely to happen
When they need that knee operation or something done
It becomes very important at that stage
And I think over time
People are seeing that these benefits
In the longer term
Really make sense of them
Research shows that many people don't understand the pension schemes on offer by employers
And while softer benefits such as free gym membership may not improve their financial health
They're often seen as valuable perks in their own right
Sarah Pennells
BBC News
