Job recognition more important than freebies for millennials

Despite the circulation of articles praising enviable employee perks in the workplace, 57% of the British public do not consider employee perks and benefits when looking for jobs.

The survey, conducted by Direct365 found that only 40% of 18-24 year olds claim they are interested in job perks, showing more interest in peer recognition and general job satisfaction.

However, 70% of 35-44 year olds take incentives into consideration when job seeking.

Phil Turner, Head of Digital at Direct365, says that attractive incentives may only give employees a short-term boost: “The problem with a lot of job perks are that the companies offering them don’t take into consideration what the employee could really use.