Work perks | Free food ranks high on list of office return incentives

Subsidised food and beverages could be key to bringing employees back to the workplace, especially during the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new survey. 

The quantitative study of more than 1,000 business and industry workers was commissioned by Eurest, one of the UK’s leading workplace food service providers and part of Compass Group UK and Ireland. Free food or drink vending come top of a list of what would tempt employees back to work, with 77%.

Free coffee, tea, drinks and snacks was next on 76% and an onsite restaurant provided for free made the top five on 71%.

Other stand-out results from the survey included: