Meal vouchers the most common Czech non-financial benefit

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Most people in the Czech Republic receive non-financial benefits in addition to financial rewards. Only a quarter of workers receive no non-financial benefit. The most common non-financial benefit given beyond the law requirements are meal vouchers. The meal vouchers are followed by flexible working hours and extra vacation days. Employers often provide non-statutory pension insurance and mobile phones for private purposes as well as.

These are findings of a survey by Platy.cz, a Czech website offering salary analyses for employers and employees. 34,399 respondents participated during the first half of 2012.

Table: Overview of the most common non-financial benefits

Benefit

The share of employees who receive the benefit

Meal wouchers

44%

Flexible working hours

26%

Extra vacation days

24%

Pension insurance

23%

Mobile phone for private purposes

22%

Free drinks in the workplace

17%

Education of employees

17%

Notebook for private purposes

16%

Possibility to work from home

8%

Company car for private purposes

7%

Paid commuting costs

5%

Corporate weekend events

4%

Reimbursement of sports and cultural activities

4%

Contribution to health insurance

3%

Above-standard health care

2%

None

24%

Source: Platy.cz

The distribution of the benefits is directly proportional to the level of job an employee performs. There is only a minimum of managers without non-financial benefits. Another rule in providing benefits is that the bigger the company, the more the need to pamper employees with benefits.

Read the entire survey results below.

Article source Profesia.cz - a Czech job portal
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