The ‘Great Resignation’, which has seen millions of people leave their positions, has put US job vacancies at a 20-year high and left companies scrambling for recruits. The narrative around this mass exodus has largely been that employers failed employees, so they’re going elsewhere to find better options.
But better doesn’t always mean more money; more often, it means a better benefits package. Employees are increasingly seeking a new set of perks to match their actual needs, and bargaining for the things that really matter to them, like improved leave policies and flexible working.
Of course, while companies have a vested interest in maintaining happy, healthy employees, the bottom line still reigns supreme. But in the wake of the pandemic – and the way it’s shaken up the employment market – companies and workers are finding themselves in a new kind of negotiation, as employees figure out what’s reasonable to ask for, and companies decide how much to give.
While basic benefits, including things like health and dental coverage, remain foundational parts of American worker benefits, overall packages are getting more specific and individualised to single employees’ needs, says Tim Allen, CEO of benefit services site Care.com. “For years, benefit offerings have been determined en masse, catered to a group. Now, individuals are coming to the table and saying, ‘I need this for my life and my family’.”
(Adapted from https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210923-what-workers-really-want-to-keep-from-quitting)
Conforme o texto, os trabalhadores estão mudando de perspectiva e buscando empregos que ofereçam