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5.4% of employers worldwide that list benefits offer a newer perk such as a birthday off

From a birthday off to fertility support and duvet days: what 64,478 employers around the world list as benefits on their careers sites.

Data to 27 October 2026
James Costello
By James Costello, Founder · last updated 27 October 2026

Health cover and a pension used to be the whole list. Of 64,478 employers worldwide that list benefits on their careers sites, 5.4% now offer at least one newer perk, and 4.5% give staff their birthday off.

The perks league table

  1. Private medical insurance: 46.1%
  2. Birthday off: 4.5%
  3. Free food: 4.4%
  4. Unlimited holiday: 2.9%
  5. Enhanced parental leave: 1.8%
  6. Volunteering days: 1.3%
  7. Sabbatical: 1.2%
  8. Four-day week: 0.7%
  9. Dog-friendly office: 0.5%
  10. Earned wage access: 0.3%
  11. Fertility support: 0.3%
  12. Menopause support: 0.3%
  13. Duvet days: 0.1%
  14. Neurodiversity support: 0.1%
  15. Pet leave: 0%

By country

  1. United Kingdom: birthday off 10.5%, any newer perk 12.7%
  2. Australia: birthday off 10.2%, any newer perk 11.5%
  3. Singapore: birthday off 9.3%, any newer perk 10.3%
  4. Netherlands: birthday off 6.8%, any newer perk 6.8%
  5. Ireland: birthday off 6.2%, any newer perk 6.2%
  6. United Arab Emirates: birthday off 3.6%, any newer perk 4.8%
  7. Philippines: birthday off 4%, any newer perk 4%
  8. Canada: birthday off 3.1%, any newer perk 3.6%
  9. France: birthday off 3%, any newer perk 3.6%
  10. India: birthday off 1.8%, any newer perk 3.1%
  11. United States: birthday off 1.8%, any newer perk 2.2%
  12. Germany: birthday off 1.3%, any newer perk 1.9%

How we measured it

We read the benefits sections of English-language careers pages and adverts on employers' own sites worldwide, leaving out job boards and recruitment agencies. An employer counts when any of its pages offers the perk; the base is employers that list any benefit. Newer perks are a birthday off, fertility, menopause or neurodiversity support, pet leave, duvet days and early access to pay. An employer's country is given only where its pages clearly say where it is. The United Kingdom row comes from this worldwide sample; it is not the figure from our separate study of UK employers' own careers pages, which reads a different set of employers.

The new perks — a birthday off, menopause support, pet leave — are spreading across borders, but the mix is different in every country.
— James Costello, Founder, ProdReady Recruitment
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5.4%

5.4% of employers worldwide that list benefits offer at least one newer perk such as a birthday off, fertility support or duvet days; 4.5% give a birthday off (n=64,478 employers).

Sample: 64,478 employers · source: employers' careers sites worldwide · data to 27 October 2026

By country

CountryFigureSample (employers)In words
United Kingdom 12.7% 11,784 United Kingdom: 12.7% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 10.5% give a birthday off (n=11,784 employers).
Australia 11.5% 323 Australia: 11.5% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 10.2% give a birthday off (n=323 employers).
Singapore 10.3% 107 Singapore: 10.3% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 9.3% give a birthday off (n=107 employers).
Netherlands 6.8% 293 Netherlands: 6.8% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 6.8% give a birthday off (n=293 employers).
Ireland 6.2% 323 Ireland: 6.2% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 6.2% give a birthday off (n=323 employers).
United Arab Emirates 4.8% 250 United Arab Emirates: 4.8% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 3.6% give a birthday off (n=250 employers).
Philippines 4% 50 Philippines: 4% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 4% give a birthday off (n=50 employers).
Canada 3.6% 1,293 Canada: 3.6% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 3.1% give a birthday off (n=1,293 employers).
France 3.6% 167 France: 3.6% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 3% give a birthday off (n=167 employers).
India 3.1% 1,064 India: 3.1% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 1.8% give a birthday off (n=1,064 employers).
United States 2.2% 19,436 United States: 2.2% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 1.8% give a birthday off (n=19,436 employers).
Germany 1.9% 520 Germany: 1.9% of employers that list benefits offer a newer perk; 1.3% give a birthday off (n=520 employers).

By AI tool

TopicFigureSample (employers)In words
Private medical insurance 46.1% 64,478 Private medical insurance: offered by 46.1% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Birthday off 4.5% 64,478 Birthday off: offered by 4.5% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Free food 4.4% 64,478 Free food: offered by 4.4% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Unlimited holiday 2.9% 64,478 Unlimited holiday: offered by 2.9% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Enhanced parental leave 1.8% 64,478 Enhanced parental leave: offered by 1.8% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Volunteering days 1.3% 64,478 Volunteering days: offered by 1.3% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Sabbatical 1.2% 64,478 Sabbatical: offered by 1.2% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Four-day week 0.7% 64,478 Four-day week: offered by 0.7% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Dog-friendly office 0.5% 64,478 Dog-friendly office: offered by 0.5% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Earned wage access 0.3% 64,478 Earned wage access: offered by 0.3% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Fertility support 0.3% 64,478 Fertility support: offered by 0.3% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Menopause support 0.3% 64,478 Menopause support: offered by 0.3% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Duvet days 0.1% 64,478 Duvet days: offered by 0.1% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Neurodiversity support 0.1% 64,478 Neurodiversity support: offered by 0.1% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).
Pet leave 0% 64,478 Pet leave: offered by 0% of employers worldwide that list benefits (n=64,478 employers).

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James Costello
James Costello
Founder, ProdReady Recruitment

The research is produced by the founder of ProdReady Recruitment, a UK AI recruitment business. Every figure on this page is computed from employers' careers sites worldwide, and the text-reading measures are checked by hand against real pages.

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