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Employees are eager to learn new skills to advance their careers and they’re relying on their employers to help them get there.
Sixty-eight percent of employees say that learning and development is the most important employee benefit, according to ClearCompany, a talent management platform. However, just 38% of employees feel their employer has been helping them learn new skills during COVID, according to research by IBM.
Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio
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