Perks

  • BusinessAOL

    Our weakness for perks and freebies is costing us dear

    We all love to get something for nothing, but a new survey has revealed that we're getting carried away - and millions of people risk making poor choices, because they're being swayed entirely by the prospect of a perk or a freebie.

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  • BusinessAOL

    Is this the UK's most bonkers office?

    A Star Wars-themed cinema with free popcorn; a library with a secret passage in the bookcase; and a PS4 and pinball machine to make breaks more fun. Oh and of course all of this is packed into a Grade II-listed castle and designed by flamboyant

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  • BusinessAOL

    Tax blow for half a million company car drivers

    The Treasury is set to delivery a nasty blow to half a million company car drivers. They are planning to remove a loophole, which helped people cut their tax bill when they got a car through work. It could cost drivers thousands of pounds. The

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  • EntertainmentAOL

    Leicester City players get swanky car and Vegas trip

    Leicester City Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, is said to be keen to reward his squad for their historic Premiership title win. He has already promised them a huge party in Las Vegas, and now he reportedly keen to give each of them a £32,000

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  • NewsAOL

    How much paid holiday does the UK get?

    You may feel you're chained to your desk, and your children may have forgotten what you look like - but things could be worse. According to jobs website Glassdoor, the paid leave mandated in the UK by the government is vastly better than in

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  • BusinessAOL

    This Tech CEO Gives Employees $7,500 to go on holiday

    In 2012, Bart Lorang, cofounder and CEO of the Denver-based tech company FullContact introduced "paid paid vacation." In addition to the standard 15 days paid holiday plus federal holidays, the company would give employees $7,500 to

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  • LifestyleAOL

    MPs leverage their kids to get more expenses

    You might have thought that MPs had seen enough expenses scandal headlines to learn to err on the side of claiming too little rather than too much. However, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has introduced new rules which allow