In the words of Anandorup Ghose, director at Aon Hewitt, "These kind of offers tend to be incumbent and role-dependent and are likely to appeal much more to candidates at the entry level rather than mid or senior levels," reports the Economic Times. 
Ghose further added that benefits make more sense in organizations that do not want to shell out extra bucks in the very beginning. Taking about this trend, one of the compensation expert exclaimed, "That apart, in organizations such as Google or Apple, offering shares can be a drawing factor because of the huge brand value associated with these companies."
Tech giant, Google refused to make any comment. And one of the company’s spokesperson responded to an email query by stating that, "We do not comment on compensation, with regard to offers or otherwise."
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