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Does Paying Expenses Benefit Employers?

Zak Flaps · 2018-07-01 01:34:55

Hi. About to get a job here in Dublin with a company who operate in the UK. Almost agreed on salary. I would like to push it up by one more grand! My health insurance costs a little over a grand. Is it more beneficial to an employer to pay my health insurance rather than pay me an extra grand? Or does it make any…

01-07-2018 1:34am

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Zak Flaps

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Hi. About to get a job here in Dublin with a company who operate in the UK.
Almost agreed on salary. I would like to push it up by one more grand!
My health insurance costs a little over a grand. Is it more beneficial to an employer to pay my health insurance rather than pay me an extra grand? Or does it make any difference?

Thank you.

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#2 01-07-2018 1:43am

Atlantic Dawn

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Yes should be about 50% benefit to you.

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#3 01-07-2018 7:55am

Jim2007

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They are still ending up having to pay you more no matter how you dress it....

The only chance might be that it comes out of a different budget and will not impact your line manager's budget, so he will not be so concerned about it..

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#4 01-07-2018 8:14am

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Health insurance isn't an expense, it's benefit in kind.

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#5 07-07-2018 11:19pm

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Job A:50k + life insurance worth 1k + 9% pension

Job b: 51k + 9% pension

Job A saves employer a little on PRSI and pension contribution

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