b'4.ENCOURAGE A HEALTHYIn addition to flexibility, time is becoming one of the more important benefits. In particular, time that allows companies to encourage a healthy WORK-LIFE BALANCE work-life balance. Being allowed flexibility for family or even volunteer time is becoming a valuable benefit.Stowers mentioned that in 2020, due to COVID, there was a decrease in personal time off (PTO) hours taken for vacation time. We did an outreach to say, if you have time, we wantyou to take this time off to decompress and relax,he says. We want employees to use their benefits and to take advantage of everything we have available for them.WHAT IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER TOWHEN ANSWERING THE QUESTION WORK-LIFE BALANCE? HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU SPEND ON WORK DUTIES?32.8% Personal43.4%ANSWERED 40 HOURSperfectionism OR LESS56.7% ANSWERED MORE THANCompany24.2% culture 40 HOURS PER WEEK16.0% Burnout 63.3%OF BUSINESSPEOPLE WORK MORE THAN 5 HOURS ON 13.8%The work itself THE WEEKEND.Bosses and 13.2%supervisors Source: Grand Canyon University5. PROVIDE A WAY TO GROWFinallyneed to give your team a94%boost? Make sure to provide them with personal and career growthof employees said that if aopportunities.company invests in their careers,they would stay at theWe have a fair amount ofcompany longer. employees who started with us as interns, and evolved74% Employees who into joining us full time afterof employeeshave access to college,says Laura McKee,say a lack ofprofessional benefits specialist at Becksemploymentdevelopment Hybrids. Our younger generationdevelopmentopportunities are seem more interested in personalopportunities is15%growth and development, as well as advancement opportunities. preventing themmore engaged.from reaching By incorporating career growththeir true potential. and personal growth opportunities, companies can keep employees*Bringing in the demographics: 62% of these employees locked in and excited to come backare Millennials and GenXto the office.Source: ClearCompany48/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2021'