Your company likely already offers a robust benefits package, chock-full with all the standard perks of your industry. Now let’s talk about how you can take that package to the next level.
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Typical employee benefits packages have long reflected a specific set of standards which aim to provide committed workers with a few advantages that support numerous necessities of modern life. Some of these benefits, written into the foundations of many corporate guidelines, must by law be made available to employees within organizations reflecting certain criteria.
So-called “perks of the job,” including accessible healthcare and retirement planning, are considered vital elements within most employee support plans. But are they enough to help your contemporary workforce thrive?
Foundational as they are, many benefits package staples were designed for another time, and to an entirely different set of employee expectations. A majority-Millennial and Gen-Z labor pool want more than just a paycheck and PTO – they want an employer who will invest in their long-term success and development, and they are willing to fight for it.
Your company likely already offers a robust benefits package, chock-full with all the standard perks of your industry. Now let’s talk about how you can take that package to the next level.
The really truly common employee benefits are those which we would be surprised to find missing from any organization’s curriculum. And these extend beyond the list of benefits which companies within the US are legally obligated to provide to their workforce. These include:
All of the above were mandated by the implementation of various federal legal actions, and are designed to both protect an employer from liability, and “mitigate economic hardship” for employees in the event of a personal disaster. Individual states may also require businesses to provide additional benefits to their employees.
All advantages not on this list are largely considered voluntary on the part of the company, however businesses who choose not to provide other common benefits risk losing a competitive edge within their industry and will likely experience difficulty in recruiting and turnover rates.
Standard employee benefits generally fall into one of a number of different categories. These include:
If past employee cohorts have generally been satisfied with your benefits package, this list will look very familiar to you. Here are the top 8 employee benefits most US organizations offer today.
In a stat collected from the hashtag HRWins, 60% of employees still list quality healthcare and paid time off among the top benefits impacting their sense of engagement at work. This is an excellent argument for maintaining these critical advantages as a top priority, however organizations should also consider which benefits are going to keep them competitive as employers in the eyes of job-seekers as well as their current staff. Maintaining only a roster of common benefits will not help your organization to stand out.
Job security, financial stability, and opportunities for advancement are now among the top priorities listed by an anxious global workforce, and organizations are in a position to provide these things as benefits to their workforce.
In a survey from Degreed, 46% of employees are worried their skills will quickly become irrelevant in the face of rapidly modernizing technology. A similar percentage of workers say they would leave their job if the employer didn’t provide them with opportunities to update their skillset.
70% of employees interviewed by Harris Poll would leave their current company for an organization which invests in workforce education.
94% of employees surveyed by Randstad want employers to offer a benefits package extending beyond the emergent – paying off student loans and flexible scheduling were among the top priorities.
Another 94% of workers polled by LinkedIn would feel more engaged by an employer who supported internal professional development.
The workforce is considering how employers can support their long-term wellbeing, both in the financial sense as well as in the context of their lifestyle beyond work. And it’s up to your business to deliver.
Here are a few decidedly non-traditional work advantages that are quickly becoming centerpieces of a modern benefits package.
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