Help! I have to turn in a 1000-word article for our company newsletter Friday titled "Employee Benefits---Is It Worth the Hassle?" This is not my area of expertise. Any HR folks out there with comments, suggestions where I might find info, anecdotes you'd like to share? I'd appreciate any ideas.

[This message has been edited by Lynn (edited 04-05-99).]

Lynn:

I can't stop laughing!!! I'm sure the HR/Benefits people are all pulling for you to take the "pro" side of this, while all the bean counters are saying "no". However, as a non-benefits HR person, I have to say that benefits are TOTALLY worth it. We are a 340+ employee financial institution with 15 branches in two separate cities (Phoenix and Tucson). With unemployment at an all time low, it is VITAL to provide benefits to our employees to recruit and retain them. I have lived through several benefit changes here in 9 years and I can tell you that if we have a bad provider, our employees LET US KNOW. The only thing worse for most employees than poor benefits is NO BENEFITS!!!

Good Luck!!!

Sheila K

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Sheila,
Thanks for your input. I did take the "pro" side. It's obvious a good benefits package is necessary to attract and keep good workers. I had a problem stretching that into so many words, though! Thanks again!
Lynn