Benefits | Perks just as important as pay for under £30k workforce

The ‘Hidden Heroes’ sector of the UK economy, a newly-coined labour workforce, is now more motivated by workplace perks then salary.

Following a new report by Gumtree Jobs, factors including flexibility, leniency in terms of start times and breaks and frequency of pay also proved popular among workers.

This new workforce spans flexible and full-time workers earning on average £16,403 per annum and those seeking work across sectors such as construction, hospitality and catering, sales and retail, driving and logistics, healthcare, teaching and IT.

Gumtree’s report found that almost half of those surveyed were happier in jobs where they were given learning and development opportunities, while 36% said they would like to have more flexibility with their working hours.