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Hospitality workers would prefer to bank more money over receiving “pointless” workplace perks, new research has claimed.
The study from job site CV-Library, which surveyed more than 2,400 UK professionals in the industry, found that 36% of hospitality employees receive perks at work – higher than the national average of 24.3%.
Some 98% of industry workers said that they believed businesses should offer workplace perks, while almost two thirds (64%) of hospitality professionals said they would feel happier if their employer offered more perks.
Despite being happy with workplace perks, when asked to choose between perks at work and a pay rise, 92.7% of hospitality workers opted for the money.
Meanwhile, only a fifth of sector professionals believe workplace perks are important when considering new career opportunities.
Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library comments: “When run effectively, workplace perks can go great lengths to creating a happy and productive workforce.
“However, it’s important that perks aren’t used as a replacement for fair salaries and bonus schemes, especially if you’re bringing staff on-board in January, when many employees experience a funding-drought after the Christmas period.”
Free food ranked top on the list of favourite perks among workers in the industry (24.5%), followed by more holiday (16.1%) and early finishes (15.8%).
