Employees have some pretty major priorities when it comes to objectives outside their work, and after saving for retirement, the ones that top the list are work-life balance and becoming fit and healthy.
But employers aren’t coming out so well in their quest for these objectives, nor is the workplace itself, says the Global Employee Benefits Watch 2017/18 study from Thomsons Online Benefits—and employers are changing their benefits strategies to keep up.
HRDive reports that the survey reveals most employees—64 percent, in fact—feel that their employer and workplace are having a negative or very negative impact on their wellbeing. With respondents saying that after saving for retirement, work-life balance is their priority, it appears that workers are looking for change that will improve their circumstances. Survey respondents also said that they want employers’ support for their broader needs beyond salary and retirement plans, such as buying a home or financial management.
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