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Three-quarters of companies in the United States and Canada have problems finding qualified employees, according to a survey by the William Olsten Center. As a result, employers have been doing some homework on how to attract and retain workers.
Their answer? Beefed-up benefit packages designed to charm and pamper good workers. Of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies, 83% offer child-care services, 73% offer elderly care and 60% offer adoption services.
Current Employment Opportunities
Here’s how some employers are expressing their appreciation:
- Dinner and Flowers To Go
Amgen Biotechnology Company
This California company tantalizes workers with an on-site day care center that parents can visit during breaks, an in-house florist, a photo developer and a cafeteria that prepares family-sized meals to go.
- Perks for New Parents
Patagonia, Inc.
Patagonia offers new moms and dads eight weeks paid leave and a "work-family" program that reintroduces parents to the workplace slowly.
- A Company Home?
Sprint
Sprint is ringing in new employees with a program that finances continued education and matches employee contributions to educational institutes. Sprint also buys homes that are later made available for employee purchase. If an employee buys a Sprint home, the company gives back 2% of the sale price.
Tips for Employers
If you are an employer shopping for ways to please employees, the following companies may help:
- Family Services
LifeCare
LifeCare provides a company’s employees with online counseling, legal and financial advice. They also provide child- and elderly-care facilities and an adoption service. A lactation program allows new mothers to breastfeed while on the job.
- Toll-Free Suggestion Box
Employers of America
Employers of America shows upper management how to keep employees happy with a 1-800 suggestion line and rewards for employee creativity.
- Financial Advice
Society for Human Resource Management
Interested in a financial network that teaches employees about refinancing and mortgaging? Take a look.
- Small Business, Big Perks
Nat’l Federation of Independent Business
Helps small business owners offer benefits like the big guys. The organization also advise small business owners on government programs and grants.
— Jennifer Hale
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