The post-pandemic race is on to attract new employees—and as HR and finance executives both know, the solution can’t always be higher wages.
Fortunately, other factors still mean a lot to jobseekers in the revived economy. Casual Fridays and office snack bars may help, but as research shows, health insurance is still at or near the top of virtually every list of candidate must-haves. A 2020 Insure.com research study of U.S. workers found that 70% considered health insurance to be an essential part of recruitment and retention.