5 employee benefits trends to watch in 2018

Employers are increasingly recognizing the value of employee benefits and have been making strides to help employees make better financial decisions, according to MetLife’s annual Employee Benefit Trends Study. Employers are focusing their attention on benefits that increase employee satisfaction, productivity and loyalty, as well as on those that attract candidates to the company. For 2018, employers should look to these five trends.

As artificial intelligence and machine learning seep into digital HR tools and other workplace functions, employees are feeling a greater strain on their job security. In fact, 72% of Americans are worried about the future of a workplace where robots and computers are capable of performing many human jobs. Randy Stram, senior vice president group benefits at MetLife, compares this anxiety to the continuation of offshoring roles, and says the onus is on employers to soothe those concerns.