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Nearly two-thirds of full time workers in the UK would rather have a higher wage instead of work perks, according to a survey conducted by conference calling provider, Conference Genie.
According to the research, conducted on 2,000 full-time workers, the main day-to-day work perks that employees want are free food (38%) and flexitime (28%). But ultimately, 62% of UK works still prefer a higher wage over work perks.
The results of the survey show that desired work perks differ when it comes to age groups, but they do share one similarity. Younger workers (aged 18 to 24) seem to be the most materialistic, with a clothing allowance and getting a work tablet/phone in their top three desired perks. However, free food reigns as the top everyday work perk for all age groups.
Men appear to be more motivated by financials than women, as over two thirds of men would like to have a higher wage instead of work perks, compared to only 57% of women. Conference Genie also found that three times the amount of men than women would like a games room at work.
Financial bonuses consistently ranked highly, however. Nearly half of workers (45%) would like to receive regular bonuses and over a quarter would like to receive health insurance.
London rated itself the happiest working region with a 3.23 out of 5 job satisfaction rating, and showed itself to be one of the top regions for employees receiving free tea and coffee while at work.
Interestingly, of those who gave themselves a top job satisfaction rating of 5/5, 35% say that they don’t get any work perks related to time off. According to the survey, 59% of the most satisfied employees said that perks play a significant role in their enjoyment of work.
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