I can't speak for the person you replied to, but I live in the Netherlands and here (and if I'm not mistaken in most of Europe) offering a pension plan is oblig

I can't speak for the person you replied to, but I live in the Netherlands and here (and if I'm not mistaken in most of Europe) offering a pension plan is obligatory for companies in most sectors, including tech. Then again, our perspective on these things is quite different from for instance the USA, health insurance is not an option, it is obligatory.