Rising gas prices are making it harder for some companies to recruit and keep top performers. What are employers doing about it?
A recent study of companies in one state may shed some light on national trends.
The Minnesota Employers Association recently did a survey of what new benefits employers are offering to help employees cope with commuting costs. The most common choices:
- Condensed weeks — 18.8% of companies are offering compressed schedules, and 5.5% have programs in the works.
- Telecommuting — 18.6% let some workers stay home, while 5.1% are planning to start.
- Gas cards — 9% of companies hand out gas station gift cards to reward high performance; 8% say they will soon.
- Car pooling — 8.4% have a program in place to help workers find car pool buddies, and 4.9% are planning some kind of help.
- Public Transit help — 6.9% subsidize public transportation, while 1.4% have plans in the works.
- Pre-tax accounts — 6.1% of employers sponsor pre-tax spending on public transit (1.4% have it planned).
- Fuel subsidies — 2.7% actually pay for some or all of the fuel employees use to get to and from work.
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