Employers need to get smart with healthcare tech, and 9 other key SHRM takeaways

Published July 10, 2019 1:45 AM EDT Updated July 10, 2019 11:25 AM EDT 1 Min Read

Benefits, including paid leave and flexibility can obviously make a big impact on how people perceive their work culture, and according to an omnibus survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, one out of every five working Americans has left a job due to workplace culture.

Improving company culture to retain talent, boosting student loan benefits and even offering pet-friendly perks were some common themes for employers at SHRM’s recent annual conference in Las Vegas.

While some benefit programs, such as student loan repayment programs, have grown in popularity, others — including dependent care — have been on the decline, according to SHRM’s annual study. Paid leave benefits also have remained a topic of ongoing discussion in the last several years, with time-off policies for new parents continuing to be a hot benefit and one of the most discussed kinds of paid leave.

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