{"id":2746,"date":"2015-05-14T13:13:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T13:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2015-05-14T13:13:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T13:13:49","slug":"investing-in-staff-benefits-can-boost-employee-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/investing-in-staff-benefits-can-boost-employee-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in staff benefits can boost employee engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Fruit-620.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2434 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Fruit-620.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit-620\" width=\"620\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investing in flexible employee benefits can significantly boost staff engagement and improve communication within a business, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits.<\/p>\n<p>MetLife\u2019s UK Employee Benefits Trend Study found in circumstances where employers contribute to staff benefits, employees are much more likely to get involved as well. This in turn, will increase the \u201cmarket penetration\u201d and employee engagement within the working environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Providing something more for employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If employers provide group income protection \u2013 which at present covers only 11% of employees in the UK \u2013 Britain could see coverage triple if employers provide help with payments. This should prevent families and graduates facing the risk of hardship during times of illness.<\/p>\n<p>Similar findings were translated across all product types surveyed \u2013 life insurance coverage could potentially increase from 23% to a staggering 59% if employers shared the payments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile dental insurance could more than double from 23% to 54% if the payments were shared between both parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting the needs of a modern workforce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Metlife UK\u2019s Employee Benefits Director, Tom Gaynor, commented that all employees are much more likely to purchase insurance cover with company co-payments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA benefits program must meet the needs of the modern workplace on both sides of the equation,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Gaynor continued by advising employers that they must supply benefits that complement each life stage \u2013 from young graduates to middle aged professionals \u2013 in order to boost staff engagement and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>The study also highlighted key areas for employers to focus their benefits programs on, including providing support around their financial and retirement concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, 82% of employers questioned, said they had physical and mental wellbeing high on their agenda of benefits to be introduced in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discovery-graduates.com\/what-we-do\/recruitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recruiting graduates<\/a> and providing the ideal employee benefits for them, speak to Discovery Graduates &#8211; we can help with all stages of recruitment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investing in flexible employee benefits can significantly boost staff engagement and improve communication within a business, according to research by MetLife Employee Benefits. MetLife\u2019s UK Employee Benefits Trend Study found in circumstances where employers contribute to staff benefits, employees are much more likely to get involved as well. 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