Employees gave their companies' benefits packages a higher rating in 2013 than they did in 2012, according to a study by Guardian Life.

The company unveiled its finding in "The 2014 Guardian Workplace Benefits Study," which examines employer benefits strategies and the value American workers place on their benefits packages. Conducted in September 2013, the study is based on two online surveys: one among 1,007 benefits plan sponsors and another among 1,407 benefit plan participants age 22 or older who work for a company with at least five employees.

In 2013, the average benefits value index (BVI), which is based on employee ratings of their companies' benefits package and benefits communications, increased to 7.1 from 6.8 in 2012. Each component of the index also recorded increases:

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