How are employers trying to make their workers lives easier?
Enlightened employers have realized that the more they can help workers reduce their stress, the more productive those workers will be. These employers offer concierge services, referrals to professionals for dependent care, and flexible work schedules to help employees cope with our time-crunched culture. When people feel better about their jobs, they choose to stay longer. What’s the trend in benefit programs? Because people have different perceived values of various benefit options, the trend in benefit programs is towards offering a “cafeteria-style” program in which employees are given a certain amount of money they may spend and they get to decide where the money is spent. We’re forecasting a movement into an era of portable benefits, where workers will design their own unique benefits package and negotiate with prospective employers to arrange payment of their costs. Why are employers investing so much in wellness and work-life programs for their employees? Wise employers know t
