In the highly competitive world of attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees, it’s understood that salaries, health care and vacation time top many perk wish lists. As things like raise freezes, bonus cutbacks and fewer stock options have become economically necessary, though, it has become harder to keep people motivated.
Last month Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that almost 20 percent of surveyed companies restored all pre-recession perks and only 40 percent brought back some of those that were cut. Yet even with some companies reporting this “benefit bounceback,” a sea change has occurred and the perks are returning — but in different ways.
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Author:John Amato
