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At Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), employees seem to expect a particularly wide range of additional benefits.

In a job advertisement for software developers, TK advertises with a long list: these include job bikes, company sports, mobile working, canteen, 30 days of vacation and more.

The StepStone job portal, which, like WELT AM SONNTAG, belongs to Axel Springer SE, has picked this advertisement from its job pool as an example: It contains many employee benefits that employees appreciate.

Companies have been recruiting new staff for years with this kind of performance outside of the regular salary.

In industries in which the shortage of skilled workers is worsening, they continue to gain in importance and are changing in the course of the corona crisis.

However, the employees have clear preferences - and in the long run they cannot be baited with melodious empty phrases.

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The results of a representative StepStone survey available in this newspaper show what is particularly popular with employees.

When asked about the three most important specific employee benefits or social benefits at a job, the answer was particularly often: company pension scheme (around 49 percent).

This is followed by free drinks such as coffee and water, health care, a performance-based bonus and profit sharing.

A company car, job ticket and meal allowance are still comparatively popular, while only a fraction of those surveyed named office dogs (around 6 percent) or leisure activities such as table football or PlayStation (one percent).

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Employees are increasingly expected to benefit like this, says Florian Kunze, Professor of Organizational Science at the University of Konstanz.

"Even the most recognized consultancies and law firms that used to simply grab the best applicants now have to offer more than just a top salary," he says.

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The most important are so-called non-monetary benefits: "Anything that gives employees freedom and further development increases long-term satisfaction considerably." In fact, the StepStone survey also shows that these criteria play an important role when looking for a job.

Flexible working hours and flexible work, for example in the home office, are mentioned particularly frequently.

More than half of the respondents also attach particular importance to meaningful work, exciting tasks as well as a high work-life balance and family-friendliness.

A high level of awareness of the employer, however, is only decisive for a small minority (nine percent).

It is crucial, however, that the promoted benefits also match the corporate culture, says Kunze.

“Companies shouldn't act like a start-up when they are actually organized in a completely hierarchical manner.” Free tea and fruit baskets could not make up for the lack of opportunities for mobile work or individual support.

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On the contrary: "If employees get the wrong impression of the company based on the services advertised, they are ultimately disappointed and look for alternatives more quickly," he says.

Home office in particular will be demanded even more in the future.

Kunze recommends that employees who want to find out the truth behind advertised services in advance take a look at platforms such as Kununu, on which employees rate employers.

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Kunze sees a new category for the future: namely, offers that motivate employees to switch more from home office to on-site work.

"It is much more important than before the pandemic to show people the advantages of office work through attractive offers and to promote social exchange," he says.

He thinks, for example, of lunch campaigns that bring employees together.

For employees, on the other hand, the classic employee benefits in a crisis can be a good negotiation option if the boss does not want to give more money.

If a company is currently unable to offer any salary increases, it is advisable that employees negotiate benefits instead, says Tobias Zimmermann, who monitors the job market for StepStone.

That could be an additional day of vacation or further training.

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