Generation Gap: Different Generations Have Different Views on Workplace Benefits

A report this month from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that older generations tend to value workplace benefits more than younger ones.

See the above chart for a glimpse at the findings. The full report can be viewed here.

Further insights into the generational gap regarding workplace benefits, from EBRI:

– Millennials are less likely than Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to report health insurance as the most important benefit they receive at work. Millennials are more likely than Baby Boomers or Gen Xers to report that they value life insurance and paid time off as the most important benefit.

– Millennials are less likely than Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to report that the benefits a potential employer offers are extremely important in their decision to accept or reject a job. Millennials are also more likely than Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to be open to non-traditional ways of obtaining benefits.

– Millennials are more likely than other workers to respond that they do not know about their benefits. Participation in various employee benefit programs is generally lower among Millennials than among Baby Boomers and Gen Xers.