We are looking into how the little things employers put on for staff can help create a better working environment and in the long run help you engage talent.

Perks and benefits really make you as an employer stand out from the crowd when you are looking recruiting and when you are trying to keep your current work force engaged.

Things like, a day off on your birthday to a weekly fruit delivery or discounted membership at the local gym. Below we run through the top achievable perks and companies who offer them, to help inspire you!

• The Body Shop pays employees for 5 volunteering days per year.
• ARM Holdings offer a 4 week sabbatical for every 4 years worked.
• Twitter offers free meals on site.

So if you are a smaller business and want to offer more perks to your staff take a look at these simple and affordable options.

• Team lunches when targets are hit, helps staff stay focused and also gives teams an opportunity to bond off site.
• Weekly fruit delivery.
• An extra day off on your birthday.
• An extra days leave at Christmas, whether it be to finish off your Christmas shopping or spend time with loved ones, this one is a winner.
• A stocked up tea, coffee and biscuit station. The small things that make a big difference.
• Onsite exercise or lunchtime yoga. This could be once a month or once a week, its a great way to help keep your staff healthy and healthy staff take less time off sick.
• Flexible or remote working, more and more small businesses are offering a remote working option to packages allowing staff to log in from home.
• Relaxed dress code, when applicable a dress down day every Friday.
• Company branded items, for every new employee who joins offer them a swag bag of branded items. It could be a hoody, pens, note books…

But its important to add that whilst these perks are a great way to help get people in the door and grow your business, they are not among the main factors to get people to stay. With Progression and training being front runners.

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