Best of the week: Employees are turning their backs on employers

Employees — especially millennials and Gen-Z — are becoming more vocal about the things they expect from their employers. No longer is it enough to simply provide a salary and health benefits. Employees want support in their everyday lives and they are willing to change jobs, even in a rough economy, to get it.

Employees want work-life balance and career advancement opportunities, according to a recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value. Twenty-eight percent of employees who said they plan to change jobs in 2021 cited the need for a more flexible work schedule and increased benefits that support their well-being as their reasons for wanting to leave their current company.