Circumstances keep conspiring to inflame the multi-industry talent shortage.

More than 800,000 jobs were added last year, thousands stopped working altogether, and thousands more became entrepreneurs or freelance contractors.

Businesses continue to grab for the best and brightest with a host of interesting perks and benefits.

The common thread in many of these perks is that they cost employers nothing.

One great idea is the Sliding Bonus Scale, where overachievers are rewarded with a cut of profits they landed for the company. Novel approaches to retirement provision, healthcare, and workplace flexibility are also more frequently seen.

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