85% more likely to work for employers with clearly labelled benefits

Canada Life research

Victoria McKeever
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Some 85% of employees are more likely to work for employers offering clearly labelled benefits, research from Canada Life has found.

This figure was even higher for employees aged 25 to 34, with 94% agreeing better labelling would help their decision. Nearly a third (31%), however, said they wished their employer would provide more information about their benefits. The survey also found employer communication regarding benefits was often sporadic, with just over a third (37%) of respondents stating their employer was very transparent and helpful when it came to workplace benefits. A fifth of employees (19%) said they received information about their benefits when they first joined, but never again after that while ...

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