In the US, some things that are typically mandated by law in much of the EU are seen as benefits. The main ones are things like vacation, sick time, health insurance, paternity leave / maternity leave. Then there are other benefits that are seen as customary for many jobs (mostly white collar but also some blue collar), mainly 401k being offered (basically a tax advantaged investment account usable at retirement) and them matching a certain percentage of your salary so long as you contribute a certain amount yourself. Some will also offer tuition reimbursement if you go back to do a masters or can cover your undergraduate education in some rare cases.

Given many EU member states have things like time off, low tuition for EU residents and nationals, healthcare, and pensions built into their legal systems already they are probably not seen as benefits to be able to be leveraged by the employer to sweeten an offer. What do employers in your countries offer instead as a benefit to entice a prospective employee?


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