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One way companies determine what types of benefits to provide is to use a survey asking employees about what types of benefits are important to them. Read the following list of employee benefits. For each benefit, mark an X in the column that best indicates whether it is important to you.

Benefit
Important to Have
Not Important to Have
Percent of Employers
Offering the Benefit

Dependent-care flexible spending account

  
70%
Flextime
  
64%

Ability to bring child to work in case of emergency

  
30%
Elder-care referral services
  
21%
Adoption assistance
  
21%

On-site child-care center

  
6%
Gym subsidy
  
28%

Vaccinations on site (e.g., flu shots)

  
61%
On-site fitness center
  
26%

Casual dress days (every day)

  
53%

Organization-sponsored sports teams

  
39%
Food services/subsidized cafeteria
  
29%
Travel-planning services
  
27%
Dry-cleaning services
  
15%

Massage therapy services at work

  
12%
Self-defense training
  
6%
Concierge services
  
4%

Compare your importance ratings for each benefit to the corresponding number in the third column, which indicates the percentage of employers that offer the benefit. Are you likely to find jobs that provide the benefits you want? Explain.

 

Source: Based on Figure 2, "Percent of Employers Offering Work/Life Benefits (by Year)," in Workplace Visions no. 4, (2002), p. 3, published by the Society for Human Resource Management.








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