How can businesses retain their employees if they can’t offer a pay increase?
We asked New Zealand employees what other benefits would encourage them to stay with an organisation if more money was not an option.
 | Extra Annual Leave According to SEEK’s Money Matters Report, extra annual leave appealed to 43% of workers. In addition to extra annual leave, 23% of Kiwis would like an extra day off for their birthday each year. |
 | Flexible Working Arrangements Flexible working arrangements is one of the top non-financial benefits (29%) that appeals to Kiwis. Reduced working hours also appeal to almost a third (29%) of workers. |
 | Company Car 29% of Kiwis would value the option of a company car as a non-financial benefit. |
Source: SEEK’s Money Matters Report, research conducted by Nature between Feb 2025 - June 2025. Sample size was up to 1,014 working-age Kiwis.