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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Benefits
Hello!
Could you please tell me how the basic benefits people have at work are called in English ? For example the ticket the company offers to the employees have their meals, to commute (from their home to work and vice - versa), the benefit in relation to health, the extra salary in the end of the year ...
Thank you,
Angelita
Could you please tell me how the basic benefits people have at work are called in English ? For example the ticket the company offers to the employees have their meals, to commute (from their home to work and vice - versa), the benefit in relation to health, the extra salary in the end of the year ...
Thank you,
Angelita
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Hello Angelita, None of those sound like basic benefits to me. I've never worked anywhere where my commute was paid for, nor were my meals. Sounds nice though.
- Hello Angelita, None of those sound like basic benefits to me.
- I've never worked anywhere where my commute was paid for, nor were my meals.
- Sounds nice though.
- " What benefits does your company offer?
- Three weeks of paid vacation, two weeks of sick time, health insurance (they pay 85% of the premium), health club reimbursement up to $300 per year, and an annual bonus based on the company's performance.
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Hello Angelita,
None of those sound like basic benefits to me. I've never worked anywhere where my commute was paid for, nor were my meals. Sounds nice though.
The general term is "fringe benefits" or more commonly, simply "benefits."
What benefits does your company offer? Three weeks of paid vacation, two weeks of sick time, health insurance (they pay 85% of the premium
None of those sound like basic benefits to me. I've never worked anywhere where my commute was paid for, nor were my meals. Sounds nice though.
The general term is "fringe benefits" or more commonly, simply "benefits."
What benefits does your company offer? Three weeks of paid vacation, two weeks of sick time, health insurance (they pay 85% of the premium
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In BrE, those benefits might be called:
1. lunch token/free lunch/lunch vouchers/staff canteen (depending on the preferred mode);
2. free season ticket/season ticket loan;
3. private health insurance;
4. annual bonus.
MrP
1. lunch token/free lunch/lunch vouchers/staff canteen (depending on the preferred mode);
2. free season ticket/season ticket loan;
3. private health insurance;
4. annual bonus.
MrP
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Can I ask a follow-up question?
I remember that the word "perk" is used for cars or mobile phones (for instance).
Can it also refer to productivity bonus and all those "basic benefits" mentioned by the original poster?
Thank you!
I remember that the word "perk" is used for cars or mobile phones (for instance).
Can it also refer to productivity bonus and all those "basic benefits" mentioned by the original poster?
Thank you!
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Hello Tanit,
In BrE, yes. If a friend had just started a new job, for instance, you might well say "Are there any perks?"; and the reply might well include those things.
I'm not sure about AmE, though.
MrP
In BrE, yes. If a friend had just started a new job, for instance, you might well say "Are there any perks?"; and the reply might well include those things.
I'm not sure about AmE, though.
MrP
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I don't hear perks (or perqs, because I think it started as a shortening of the word perquisite) as much as benefits. To me, perks are more for certain types of jobs. Like, someone who has to be on the road a lot gets a company car, or the company pays for his cell phone - those are the perks of a position that requires a lot of traveling. A special parking place might be a perk that comes along w
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Grammar GeekA special parking place might be a perk that comes along with being named the employee of the month.(But would it be worth the ritual humiliation?)
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LOL. Well, it depends how cold [or hot] the weather and how long the walk normally is. I'd be pretty horrified to have my picture up though.
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