STUDY OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: 2006 & BEYOND - Prudential

Commitment to Benefits Spans Most Company Size Segments
More than half of all employers with 500+ employees remain “highly” committed
to benefits. Commitment is also noticeable among smaller employers.
Employers who feel that offering competitive benefits is “not important” may be
faced with financial constraints, or the nature of their business makes it impractical
to offer and subsidize a wide range of employee benefits. These companies tend to
have the following characteristics:
■ Fewer than 100 employees
■ Retail and sales/trade industries
■ Located in the mid-west region
Larger employers are somewhat more likely to rate their benefits as “generous.”
Due to their size and economic power, they are able to offer a wider variety of
programs and shoulder a greater share of the cost.
COMMITMENT TO BENEFITS BY COMPANY SIZE
47%
56%
57%
51%
Highly important to
offer generous benefits*
40%
Not important to
offer benefits †
* 6–7 responses on 7-point scale
† 1–3 responses on 7-point scale
28%
6%
4%
3%
2%
50–99 100–499 500–4,999 5,000–9,999 10,000+
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