It can be said that offering bonuses is already a standard today, although according to statistics, 80% of companies offer them , which is not all, so pay attention to whether the one you want to apply to has a bonus in its package that you
particularly interested in. It is known that not every company motivates employees in the same way, and the data is dynamic. Nevertheless, there is a certain standard set of bonuses offered most often (data comes from the report " Hays Poland Salary Report 2022 "). These are:
education (43%),
gift vouchers (3
6%),
co-financing of meals (20%)
There are other benefits, more or less common: subsidized foreign language learning, subsidies for glasses, cinema, theatre and concert tickets, sessions with a coach, subsidized books, parking spaces, financing a move to another city for a new employee, prepaid cards and even the services of a masseur at work. We can't promise you a company car yet, but there will be time for everything.
New promising trends
Recent years have shown that there has been another breakthrough in the perception of non-wage benefits in companies. Companies care about their own positive image (employer branding), wanting to increase the
ir attractiveness in the eyes of current and potential employees. Employers have begun to focus more intensively on the specific needs of employees , today known as "wellbeing" . What does it mean?
First of all, more care was taken of phone lists the development and health of employees, not only physical health. In addition to sports cards and additional health care, the bonus package included the possibility of psychological consultations or co-financing meals (so-called lunch cards ), and family benef
its are less common (of course, a small company with a small number of employees will not offer its own nursery or kindergarten for understandable reasons). Employers notice that a happy employee is an effective employee. And they try to take care of them in every possible way.
Even more benefits!
And how do employers know how to take care of you? Because they use, for example, the results of studies conducted periodically by specialized companies that analyze employee engagement. Many companies take the results of such surveys seriously (e.g. Enpulse reports ) and offer non-wage benefit packages that are consistent with the preferences of the respondents. These include:
discounts on catering establishments ,
subsidies for language courses and professional training,
access to e-learning platforms,
a separate space to “catch your breath” while working,
additional days off (e.g. for a birthday),
shortening of working hours,
cafeteria system,
occasional gifts from the company .
According to Activa's report "The Future of Wellbeing and Employee Benefits" from 2020, in which 1,200 employees from over 100 companies participated, the most desirable benefit turned out to be a flexible approach to the place and time of work (73.3%), followed by benefits related to caring for mental health (72.6%).