The importance of workplace benefits speaks for itself whennearly 75 percent of middle-income employees say they rely on themfor a majority of their financial security. The employers getsomething out of workplace benefits, too: Four out of fiveemployees say that benefits are the decidingfactor in taking a new job or staying with theircurrent company, according to the 2014 Guardian WorkplaceBenefits Study.
Despite the importance benefits can have, the study revealedthat only 25 percent of workers say employer communication is helpful for choosingtheir best benefits options.
“As Americans get ready to sign up for their workplace benefitcoverage this open enrollment season, it’s important to recognizehow benefits contribute to the overall financial well-being of mostworkers,” said Phyllis Falotico, head of group marketing atGuardian. “Workplace benefits are essential to most Americans’financial security and employers have a responsibility to improvetheir employee communications and participation programs to ensuretheir workforce is adequately covered.”
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