Are you in the wrong industry? From UNLIMITED annual leave to choosing your own hours and an in-house 100-seat theatre – a look at some of the best work perks in Australia
- Progressive workplaces operating in Australia are offering a new range of perks
- A range of employers are showing free fruit or coffee are now outdated benefits
- Employers such as Netflix, Virgin and Airbnb are now setting the standard
- Unlimited annual leave and choosing when to work are among their perks
Unlimited annual leave and choosing when to work are among some of the perks being offered to lucky Australian employees.
Progressive workplaces operating in Australia are increasingly proving that common benefits - such as free fruit or coffee - are becoming outdated.
Employers such as Netflix, Virgin and Airbnb are among those who are providing some of the nation's best work perks by giving their staff greater freedom.
Unlimited annual leave and choosing when to work are among some of the perks being offered to lucky Australian employees (stock image)
Employers such as Netflix (file image), Virgin and Airbnb are among those who are providing some of the nation's best work perks by giving their staff greater freedom
Netflix have acknowledged that the nine to five, Monday to Friday working week has been abolished by the 24/7 nature of work emails, which are now easily accessed on our mobile phones.
Therefore their employees are allowed to work whenever they like, as long as they still complete the tasks they are assigned, SEEK reported.
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Virgin's workplace is similarly flexible, allowing staff members to take unlimited annual leave, and without a senior's approval.
Employees are told only not to go on leave if team projects aren't up-to-date, or if their absence risks hurting the company.
Digital assets and services business Envato only requires employees to work from 10am to 4pm to allow for school pick-ups and drop-offs (stock image)
Virgin's workplace is similarly flexible, allowing staff members to take unlimited annual leave, and without a senior's approval (file image)
Meanwhile, digital assets and services business Envato only requires employees to work from 10am to 4pm to allow for school pick-ups and drop-offs.
Chief people officer Michelle Ridsdale said the company tries to make work as flexible as possible, meaning employees are often working away from the Melbourne office.
A $2,000 bonus is on offer for workers at software development company Atlassian if they refer new employees.
Airbnb hands annual travel credit to their employees to encourage them to engage with their product when taking leave.
Workers at IT company Interactive are provided with a 100-seat theatre where sporting events are often shown.
There is also a games room where table tennis 'showdowns' are regularly hosted.
General manager of marketing Lisa Sim said: 'We have televised sporting events like the Super Bowl and even hosted an indoor staff cycling challenge. Friends from the cycling community set up a virtual race on our big screen and staff brought in their bikes and rode along.'
Airbnb hands annual travel credit to their employees to encourage them to engage with their product when taking leave (stock image)
Workers at IT company Interactive are provided with a 100-seat theatre where sporting events are often shown. There is also a games room where table tennis 'showdowns' are regularly hosted (stock images)
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