The right benefits and perks can set employers apart from the pack — but a basic benefit package just isn’t cutting it anymore.
Seventy-eight percent of employees are more likely to stay with a company because of their benefits program, according to Willis Tower Watson, and 61% of employers are surveying their employees to understand which benefits are most beneficial to them, a survey by Mercer found. While health insurance is the most desired employee benefit, according to a survey from Forbes Advisor, retirement plans, mandatory PTO, mental health support and even pet insurance are both appreciated and expected by today’s workforce. Continued flexibility to work remotely is also highly valued by employees — 50% said not having this perk would be a “deal breaker,” Mercer found.
