Pensions & PTO | Research reveals almost half of UK employers disguise statutory rights as workplace benefits

New analysis of UK job ads reveals how UK employers are touting statutory requirements or basic amenities as significant workplace benefits.

The research, conducted by employee benefits, recognition, and rewards platform, Rippl, scoured the UK’s largest job listing sites and found that 46% of current vacancies list a statutory right as a workplace benefit.

‘Company pension’ (present in a staggering 124,589 current job ads), ‘20 days holiday’ (mentioned in just over 2,000 ads), and ‘statutory sick pay’ (253 mentions) are legal obligations, yet companies are flaunting these as significant reasons to join their business. The same goes for free parking (over 66,000 mentions) or ‘on-site parking’ (mentioned over 95,000 times) which are often expected workplace features, particularly in suburban areas.

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The analysis also found that employers are promoting basic necessities and underwhelming treats as benefits.