EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Survey finds growing interest in "green" benefits
A survey on benefit choices by Ceridian, a provider of human resource services, reveals that UK workers would welcome their employers being more environmentally responsible and providing them with more “green” benefits.
Of the 1,000 employees surveyed, 14% said they would change jobs for a greener benefits package, while 32% of those aged 16 to 24 considered it a likely motivation to move.
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More than a third (35%) felt that receiving greener benefits would make them more loyal to their employer.
Most popular green benefits
The top three most attractive green benefits would be:
incentives to move to sustainable electricity/energy (67%)
access to discounts on “green” trade recycled products (65%)
discounts on public transport (59%).
Tax-efficient bicycle purchasing or loan schemes, by contrast, were considered much less attractive benefits.
Only 10% of the employees surveyed benefited from a company car and, of these, 53% would be interested in the subsidised provision of a greener company car but only 36% in the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions from a company car.
A final word
“People today recognise they need to do more to ensure the long-term survival of our planet and employees appear to be keen to do their bit when backed by like-minded employers. Reflecting green credentials in benefits packages is a way for employers to differentiate themselves, particularly when targeting new entrants to the labour market.” - Doug Sawers, managing director of Ceridian in the UK.
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Of the 1,000 respondents participating in the online survey, commissioned by Ceridian, all work in the private sector, 46% overall hold managerial jobs and 54% were female.
Ceridian is the “UK's leading provider of HR and payroll services, flexible benefits and employee assistance programmes (EAP)”. To find out more visit www.ceridian.co.uk