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What's in the Suggestion Box?
When it comes to how to make the organi-
zations they work for even better, employ-
ees expressed the following sentiments:
Supporting work/life balance was
ranked as the top way companies can
show employees they care.
Nearly 40% of respondents said
they wished their employer cared more
about their work-life balance.
44% indicated flexible work ar-
rangements were the number one ben-
efit they'd love to have.
30% of employees chose "free
programs and resources supporting my
well-being" as the number one benefit
they'd like their employer to offer.
Can't Buy Their Love
The key to employee happiness might
not be what many employers think
(hint, it's not money).
28% of respondents ranked "main-
taining good health, including physical,
mental and social" as the number one
aspect driving their overall well-being
and happiness, compared to 22% for
"financial stability."
NEW SURvEy: COStS ANd
EMpLOyEE pROdUCtIvIty tOp
pRIORItIES FOR BENEFItS
pROgRAMS
As companies focus largely on main-
taining employee productivity and con-
trolling costs when designing its benefit
programs, according to the Employee
Benefits Trends Survey released today
from Wells Fargo Insurance, part of
Wells Fargo & Co, benefit plans can also
greatly improve employee loyalty. Ac-
cording to the survey, C-suite executives
and benefit managers cite managing
costs and maintaining employee pro-
ductivity as the most important goals in
both the short (12-18 months) and long
term (five years). Additionally, C-suite
executives (88%) and benefit managers
(85%) agree that benefit programs have
the most impact on improving employ-
ee loyalty as well as increasing employee
engagement and lowering company
medical costs.
Wells Fargo Insurance designed the
Employee Benefits Trends Survey to
better understand how companies are
responding to healthcare reform re-
quirements while also providing their
employees with competitive benefits
programs.
For more information and additional
findings from Wells Fargo Insurance's
Employee Benefits Trend Survey, visit
https://wfis.wellsfargo.com/services/
employeebenefits/Pages/Research.aspx.
