These 3 benefits are wanted by all generations in the workforce

According to the Forbes Advisor survey, 79% of respondents said flexible work options is the most important benefit a company can offer. Sixty-four percent said flexible parental leave was crucial, with Gen Z (66%) and Gen X (65%) leading this category, while millennials placed a higher priority on flexible paid time off and vacation. Regardless of subcategory, the main thing employers can focus on for a successful flexibility policy is building trust among their workforce, says Haggin.

“What we’re really talking about here is businesses having the trust to say, here’s your role, here’s your job description, this is what we expect from you and now we trust you to go and get the work done,” she says. “When companies are open to the idea of employees having family things they’d like to attend in the morning, or they want to be able to go to certain events that are in their personal life, it [helps people] not lose sight of why they’re working.”