Benefits and Allowances 2021: Long-Service Awards and Other Benefits

The 2021 XpertHR survey of benefits and allowances. This part of the survey provides data on employers' use of long-service awards, location allowances and other benefits and allowances (including: staff discount schemes; childcare vouchers; childcare allowances; on-site nurseries or crèches; first-aid payments; standby and call-out payments; tool allowances; and employee loans for purposes other than travel). Based on responses from 180 organisations with a combined workforce of 262,284 employees.

Survey questions

• What benefits and allowances other than pensions, health and travel benefits, and subsistence allowances does your organisation offer?
• Does your organisation offer a staff discount scheme?
  • What level of discount does your staff discount scheme offer on internal products and services?
• Does your organisation offer long-service awards?
  • How many long-service awards does your organisation give out during an employee's period of service?
  • What type and value of long-service awards does your organisation offer?
• Does your organisation offer childcare vouchers?
• Does your organisation offer a childcare allowance?
• Does your organisation offer an on-site nursery or crèche?
• Does your organisation offer a subsidised staff canteen?
• Does your organisation offer first-aid payments?
  • What is the value of the annual first-aid payment given to employees by your organisation?
• Does your organisation offer standby payments?
  • Which employees at your organisation are eligible for standby payments and at what rate are these payments made?
• Does your organisation offer call-out payments?
  • Which employees at your organisation are eligible for call-out payments and at what rate are these payments made?
• Does your organisation offer a tool allowance?
• Does your organisation offer employee loans (other than for travel)?
• Does your organisation offer a location allowance?
• Does your organisation offer annual leave buying/selling?
• Does your organisation offer paid charity/volunteering days?
  • How many paid days per year are employees at your organisation given to participate in charity/volunteering activities?
• Does your organisation offer a payroll giving/give-as-you-earn (GAYE) scheme?
• Does your organisation offer financial education?
• Does your organisation offer to pay employees' professional membership fees?