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Workers Motivated By Richer Benefits

As Labor Day approaches, one survey hopes to reveal what employees really want. A whopping 78% of workers say their motivation would increase if their employer offered more benefits, such as health coverage and flex time, reveals a new survey from Harris Interactive and Kronos, which polled more than 1,000 employees. Only 36% of employees work for organizations that invest in the benefits that would make them more satisfied workers.

A more competitive salary, 100% of health coverage paid by the employer and a company-matched 401(k) top the workers' wish lists. Other benefits constantly listed as desirable include bonus programs, flexible schedules and compressed workweeks.

The survey's suggested link between poor employee benefits and low satisfaction or low motivation among employees could explain another finding. One in five workers is actively seeking a new job, and most are keeping an eye out for something better.

Stuart Itkin, chief marketing officer at Kronos, calls the findings "a wake-up call for employers."

Article provided by Benefitnews.com August 31, 2006

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