For employers attempting to navigate a stubborn talent market and employees who are “quiet quitting,” offering the benefits and perks the workforce is craving has perhaps never been more important to recruitment and retention efforts.
The challenge, of course, is that what workers want has shifted over the course of the pandemic. According to the Society for Human Resource management’s 2022 Employee Benefits Survey, healthcare, retirement and paid time off still top the list of employee demands, but mental health benefits, access to telehealth, flexible work policies and family-care benefits have all risen in importance.
