Two years ago at Prudential, for instance, the company allowed one department to test a flexible schedule after the manager complained that his staff of highly valued tax experts was getting picked off by competitors. Benefits such as subsidized day care meant little to these employees, most of whom were in their twenties, so Prudential let them come up with their own incentives. The employees created a new schedule, with a compressed workweek and a rotating day off. Prudential now offers this arrangement company-wide, part of a new benefits program that it began after a survey showed that many employees felt cheated by benefits aimed mostly at parents. Only 38 percent of calls to the resource line come from employees seeking help with child-related issues, Klein said.
Employees can use company services that track down sitters for elderly parents.
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