{"id":1591,"date":"2020-07-20T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2020-07-17T10:43:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:43:56","slug":"the-most-popular-employee-benefit-just-got-fast-tracked-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2020\/07\/20\/the-most-popular-employee-benefit-just-got-fast-tracked-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The most popular employee benefit just got fast-tracked 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The one benefit employees constantly crave, is the option to work from home. Yet despite this, the number of organizations to voluntarily take the plunge and offer this benefit, remains relatively small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with the sudden shock of lockdown forcing many businesses to switch to homeworking, else face financial ruin, has the most popular employee benefit just been fast-tracked by 20 years?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most desired employee benefit is flexible working<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are countless studies on which employee benefits are the most popular. They tend to produce slightly different results, depending on the survey demographics. But the one employee benefit that crops up in the top five, almost every single time, is that of flexible working, and\/or the option to work from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2017 report by Harvard Business Review claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/02\/the-most-desirable-employee-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">80% of job seekers seriously consider the option to work<\/a> from home when looking for a new job. This benefit totally outperformed a ton of other benefits, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Paid maternity\/paternity (42%)<br>&#8211; Free gym membership (39%)<br>&#8211; Unlimited vacation (68%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further reading: <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2020\/04\/29\/11-companies-that-have-adopted-unlimited-holidays-and-what-they-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">11 companies that have adopted unlimited holidays (and what they found)<\/a><\/strong> <em>(opens in new tab)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s right. More people would want the option to work from home, than the option of unlimited vacation leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homeworking is set to stay post-lockdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coronavirus pandemic (covid-19) caused many countries to shut down their economies, by telling people to stay at home. Many businesses continued to operate by simply switching to homeworking. But as we begin to emerge from lockdown, many employers are recognizing that actually, letting employees work from home isn\u2019t quite as bad as they thought it might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/as-coronavirus-lockdown-rules-ease-some-want-to-keep-working-from-home-11590584400\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, many American employers are formulating plans to let their workforce continue working from home \u2013 even after the crisis is over. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehrdirector.com\/business-news\/future-of-work\/uk-workers-say-they-will-continue-to-work-from-home-after-lockdown-is-eased-and-majority-are-happy-to-wait-another-month-before-returning-to-the-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to TheHRDirector.com<\/a>, 45% of British workers predict that their employer\u2019s attitude to homeworking will permanently change once lockdown is eased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, homeworking opportunities have been growing noticeably for the last decade or two. But this growth has been very slow, because it requires employers to challenge the status quo \u2013 and many people prefer to avoid change, instead of embracing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBetter the devil you know than the devil you don\u2019t\u201d has always been the mantra. But with lockdown suddenly forcing huge numbers of businesses to face the reality of managing a homeworking workforce, it seems that the most popular employee benefit may have just been fast-tracked by around 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More traditional benefits may become even less popular<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more organizations expected to offer more flexible working and home working opportunities, we believe that certain benefits may become less relevant in a post-coronavirus era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Day care services<br>&#8211; On-site gyms<br>&#8211; Canteens and catering facilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benefits that were popular pre-lockdown, may become less popular as we return to work \u2013 either because they relied heavily on an office-based workforce, or because they were simply designed to compensate the fact that employers were leaving their homes in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other benefits may become even more popular<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are certain benefits that were not as popular pre-lockdown, but which you may wish to consider as we enter what is being called the \u201cnew normal\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefitnews.com\/list\/the-15-most-popular-employee-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employee Benefits News<\/a> listed the following benefits as fairly low on job-seekers priority lists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; ID theft prevention (28%)<br>&#8211; Financial planning resources (27%)<br>&#8211; Pet-friendly offices (15%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were, of course, pre-lockdown statistics. But we think lockdown will have had an impact on each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, if more employees are expecting to work from home post-lockdown, then suddenly, ID theft becomes more of a worry \u2013 after all, it is much easier for a criminal to assume your online identity, than it is to do so in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockdown has a lot of people worry about their financial futures, too \u2013 so we expect to see a rise in demand for employee benefits that help people plan their financial futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And think of all the lovable canines and felines who will have gotten used to having their humans around them 24\/7 for 3 months. Returning to the workplace will be difficult for pet owners, who may worry about separation anxiety from setting in with their pets. Is it time to make your workplace more pet friendly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The future for employee benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the most popular employee benefit has been fast-tracked by 20 years, then we wonder what benefits will become more popular 20 years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already, digitization and big data analytics <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geb.com\/through-our-world\/news\/future-employee-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are shaping the way we approach employee benefits<\/a>. And this is likely to accelerate now that natural progression has been moved further along the scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, many experts and analysts believe that the future of employee benefits will focus on wellness. In part, this is because big data tells us that stress, obesity and lack of exercise are some of the biggest global workforce issues. We also know that the workforce, on average, is ageing \u2013 people are entering the workforce later due to extended education, while retirement ages continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.workstars.com\/recognition-and-engagement-blog\/2019\/11\/13\/20-companies-leading-the-way-when-it-comes-to-employee-perks-and-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 companies leading the way when it comes to employee perks and benefits<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe that the future of employee benefits will, therefore, include new ways to help employees eat more healthily, as well as creative new approaches to supporting parents, and new ways to address a healthy work-life balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But that\u2019s not all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a bigger percentage of people are working from home in 20 years, then maybe employee benefits will also focus on making the home working environment more comfortable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps you\u2019ll be offering some of these benefits to your staff in 2040:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <strong>Massage chairs.<\/strong> If companies like Boeing and Google currently offer these in the office, then who\u2019s to say we won\u2019t be installing them in our employees\u2019 home offices?<br>&#8211; <strong>Digital personal assistants.<\/strong> As artificial intelligence continues to improve, you might find employees looking for their own personal digital assistant, as part of their package. \u201cAlexa, please tell me which team members are on vacation today\u201d<br>&#8211; <strong>Meals on wheels.<\/strong> If canteens are to close, then a home-delivery service might be just the benefit that helps you keep your edge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these might seem like they exist only in a strange parallel utopia. 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