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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment conditions > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment conditions > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > pay and rewards > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > pay and rewards > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > pay and rewards > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > stratification, power and inequality at work > employee benefits > perquisites
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > stratification, power and inequality at work > employee benefits > perquisites

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perquisites  

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  • The Revised and Updated Illustrated Oxford Dictionary defines perquisite as “an extra profit or allowance additional to a main income” and also as “an incidental benefit attached to employment.” A perquisite is informally called &perk; a company car is a common perk for mid- and upper-management positions. Other examples of perquisites range from legal services to employee assistance hotlines. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Perquisites]

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