What More can You Expect from Sapient Apart from Salary?

Every organization has its mission and vision that it wishes to achieve in a fixed period. When a candidate starts his job search, he should consider the various benefits and facilities offered by the company along with the basic salary. These factors can be related to perks, personal growth, and work culture.

You see, Publicis Sapient ensures that each employee receives their due advantages and facilities on time. This quality makes sapient one of the preferred companies to work for in the world. The management makes sure that a healthy work culture is maintained in the company, and the employees enjoy many other facilities apart from their regular remuneration. Here is a list of benefits offered by Sapient for its employees.

Training – Sapient believes in growing with and for the employees. They have a very strong learning culture especially to keep up with new technologies. This is the reason that the highly efficient Learning & Development department conducts regular training sessions for all the employees working in different bands. As per the Sapient employee feedback, these sessions give them a chance to think out of the box and boost their creativity level. Employees can also get free Cloud certifications from Microsoft & Azure and don’t have to spend from their own pocket. Around 40% of the rise in productivity is recorded after every training session. So if you are planning to join Sapient, this benefit can open a lot of lucrative avenues for you.

Vacations – All work and no play…We all have heard this saying in our lives. Sapient knows how to boost the mood of its employees. The management doesn't expect its employees to work on national and public holidays at all. On top of that, every employee is entitled to get paid for floating vacations. But what if an employee is unable to plan a trip? His or her leaves will be carried forward to next year, or they can opt for leave encashment instead. They get ample leave through the year like privileged leaves, casual leaves, bereavement leave, sick leave, 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 days of paternity. Not just that, if you need extended leave, they also give that on a case to case basis.

Insurance – The productivity and creativity of an employee are directly proportional to his loved ones. A happy and stress-free employee will deliver better results as compared to a tensed employee. Sapient understands the importance of loved ones in their employee's lives and hence offers insurance plans for their parents, children, and spouse. It has been mentioned in the sapient employee feedback that free health check-ups are organized every now and then by the company. It not only covers traditional immediate family but also same sex and live-in partners. They cover many things other companies don’t cover like homeopathic and ayurvedic treatment, cochlear transplant, breast reconstruction surgery, etc. It is really very good and useful and the worry of finances is taken care of by the cashless insurance. In other words, Sapient is always there for its employees in case of any medical emergency.

Parental Program – The Company understands the importance of motherhood for an employee.  It is the reason Sapient offers maternity leave for 26 weeks. Not only this, but female employees are also offered flexible working hours and schedules. Mothers can also opt to work from home if they wish to. That's not all! You see, parenthood is a particular time for fathers as well. The company can help its male employees in scheduling a smooth work-life balance. They are also given some facilities that allow fathers to be with their families for a longer time. They also have an online portal where new parents can discuss problems and learn from others about how to manage their new roles.

Health & Wellness – Sapient has very strong focus on health & wellbeing of employees. They have yoga and Zumba classes in office and a doctor on call every day in office. Many clinics are set up through the year for dental, eye, hair as well as blood donation and breast cancer screening camps. They have an in-house physiotherapist also. For those with back problem they give trolley bags for laptops and even a footrest under the desk for expecting mothers. They think of every small thing that can make working easier and more comfortable for their employees.

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Clubs & Cool Campus – Sapient has a lot of focus on fun to help people relax. Their offices have foos ball table, TT, many sports clubs like cricket/football/volleyball, Play Station, photography and music and dance clubs. It’s a very fun office and their events are cool. They also get good variety of food in cafeterias and are health conscious.

Inclusion & Diversity – Sapient has good diversity also. They respect all people and orientations. Their PRIDE chapter is very active and they often have events where people from the industry talk about their experiences and spread the message of acceptance and being allies. As they have respect for everyone, they also include same sex and live in partners in their mediclaim insurance.

Industry Events – Sapient is very active in industry forums. Their installations at events like GIDS are amazing and showcases the kind of work they are doing for their clients. They also organise meet-ups in their offices on weekends which are very informative and interactive. Many people have good things to say about it.

Apart from the benefits as mentioned earlier mentioned in the Sapient employee reviews, takeaways like retirement plans, bereavement leaves, bonuses, performance incentives, and much more are offered to the employees in Sapient.