Pet benefits keep a multi-generational workforce happy

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Employees are looking for benefit offerings that touch every aspect of their lives outside of work, and that includes their pets

Forty-eight percent of Gen Z employees see their pets as their children, according to a survey from Talker Research and veterinary services provider Vetster and 13% of millennials see them as siblings. Among older generations, 37% of Gen X and 39% of baby boomers see their pets as support systems.. However, 98% of all ages agree that pets make their lives better, and they want their organization’s help in caring for them. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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