Benefits for employees? 👀
Have you ever received any perks or benefits from your company’s clients? For instance, from a tool that your company uses, like freshworks or hubspot.
By benefits, I don’t mean company employees insurance, upskilling, therapy, etc. i am curious if anyone offers employee-focused benefits via client-company relationships? What would it entail? Do we even want it? 👀
I’m in politics. I get a lot of benefits.
I remember my previous company, we would gift Airpods Pro to the leadership team of our major clients and partners. It was a Diwali gift expense always covered in company’s report.
This is a dangerous territory. This could potentially violate company policies on gifts or it may look like favourable terms were given because you got benefits. Best to stay away.
It's an area of grey. Most people don't go there because causes all sorts of ethical dilemmas and legal complications (pricing, taxation, etc).