The Top 5 Most Important Employee Benefits

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The Top 5 Most Important Employee Benefits
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• Its true to say that many (if not all) employees
  place as much importance on their benefit
  packages, as they do on their salaries, and to
  ignore this would be detrimental to any business.
• Of course, not all employee benefits may be equal
  and some are valued more highly than others, but
  finding out what the most valued benefits are
  among workforces, could help you to come up with
  a package that keeps your employees happy and
  attracts the best in new talent when a job
  opening comes up.

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• Here are 5 of the most highly valued and
  important employee benefits
• 1. Health Insurance
• While the future of employee health benefits in
  America is currently unknown, it still ranks
  highly as one of the most desired benefits that
  an employee can receive. There are many different
  plans available, and research has shown that even
  small businesses are offering health insurance
  packages to their staff, and with the rising
  costs of health care, this benefit is set to
  remain popular and in demand.

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• 2. Life Insurance
• Life insurance policies give employees the peace
  of mind of knowing that their nearest and dearest
  will be taken care of when theyre gone, and most
  employee benefit packages offer life insurance in
  some form or another.
• 3. Paid Leave
• The most common type of benefit available to
  employees today, is that of paid leave, and it
  can include vacation leave, days off due to
  sickness and/or injury, or holiday pay. It may
  not be considered quite as important as some of
  the other types of benefits offered to employees,
  but many consider it to be something that they
  should be awarded, particularly if their employer
  values them.

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• 4. Tele Commuting
• In recent surveys, many of those polled expressed
  the desire to work from their home computer, as
  being one of the most sought after and highly
  valued employee benefits. It isnt hard to see
  why either, as working from home can offer tax
  breaks and save money on transport and other
  costs. As a direct result of this, many companies
  are now including telecommuting options in their
  employee benefit packages.

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• 5. Retirement Plans
• No matter who you work for, you ultimately want
  to know that your future is safe and secure, and
  with an attractive retirement plan, employers are
  better equipped to seek, hire and retain,
  employees.

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• With employees ranking this highly among the list
  of benefits that they look for from their
  employer, companies not offering a god retirement
  package, could end up losing out.
• This list is by no means exhaustive, and other
  benefits employees expressed a desire to be
  afforded are discounted home loans, flexible
  spending accounts and child care subsidies, to
  name but a few. While it may not be easy to come
  up with employee benefit packages that work for
  both parties, seeking help has never been easier
  and there are many professional companies out
  there who can help you to devise, implement and
  manage great and affordable employee benefit
  packages.

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