员工福利通常包括一些额外补贴，或者是指一些员工可以任意支配的津贴和特权，再者就是拥有使用公司资源的权利，例如购买公司折价产品或服务等。许多公司，尤其是英国的公司大多都出钱给员工去健身房、俱乐部或者其它一些社交或专业场所。餐饮业或服务业的公司大多会为当班员工提供免费的餐饮。员工如需出差，公司也会提供食宿。这类任意性质的福利虽不在劳动合同中写明，但也很重要，它同样属于员工福利的一部分。

    A Healthy Employer-Employee Relationship…

    健康的雇佣关系

    In many case, one of the biggest deals for a company wanting to provide a tempting benefits package is medical insurance – particularly in countries without state-subsidized healthcare, like the United States. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 18,000 American citizens die every year due to the widespread lack of health insurance – which many people attribute to the massive financial burden insuring every member of your household can incur. Therefore, any company that can guarantee the health of its employees – and in many cases their families as well - is going to be a lot more attractive to jobseekers than one that doesn't offer any kind of medical assistance.

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