Advertising agency Big Communications has introduced a flexible benefits plan after toying with the idea of launching an annual cash bonus. The Midlands-based firm told staff about the online system using a Chinese meal theme, 'The Big Takeaway' is similar to a plan run by B&Q, which won an Employee Benefits Award this year. Each of Big Communication's 50 employees had a takeaway box dropped on their desks, which included fortune cookies and a note suggesting they logged online to the benefits site. Director Mark Firth said that because of the high turnover in their industry and the young make-up of its workforce, it wanted to change the way it rewards them. Benefits in the flex package, provided by Thomsons Online Benefits, include a group personal pension, home computing scheme, holiday trading, a wine club and the ability to buy one's birthday off work at a discount. 

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