Employee needs have shifted and evolved rapidly over the last two years as the pandemic amplified struggles and stressors workers have long been facing.
Fighting burnout, exhaustion and financial uncertainty, workers are looking to employers to provide additional support, at work and beyond. With more opportunities on the job market than before, workers are willing to ditch one employer for another in favor of a workplace that will bring wellness and balance back to their lives.
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“As the workplace has continued to evolve over the past year, the demand for benefits has changed, too,” says Missy Plohr-Memming, senior vice president of sales at MetLife. “In fact, more than half of employees want benefits that their employer doesn’t presently offer, according to MetLife’s 2021 Employee Benefit Trends Study. “Non-traditional benefits like increased paid leave, remote work, flex schedules, or fixed weekly hours, and emerging benefits, such as legal, financial planning workshops/tools, critical illness and pet insurance, are among the offerings in which employee interest grew from 2020 to 2021. Providing these offerings will be key to retaining and hiring new employees amid the ongoing ‘war for talent’ in the new year.”
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Employee Benefit News rounded up the latest and greatest new benefits offerings vendors launched throughout the last year. Employers, take stock of what offerings you’re already providing to your workers — and where you may be falling short.
