How to keep your remote workers happy in 2022

To avoid losing essential employees, make sure your company is offering sought-after benefits and perks—and a culture that nurtures long-term retention.

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A communicator’s most daunting task is often trying to quantify their impact.

As we barrel into another year that’s going to be heavily disrupted by COVID-19—and the ongoing “Great Resignation”—proving your ability to engage colleagues in meaningful ways will become ever more important. That means tying your efforts to retention and recruiting. And ensuring your company is doing everything in its power to keep the employees you do have feeling happy, valued and heard.

To help you succeed toward these noble ends, Paychex has new data that sheds light on what, exactly, remote workers are searching for these days. The survey features insights from more than 800 work-from-home employees and reveals that:

The data makes clear that companies should be proactive about showering employees with all sorts of goodies and perks, lest they be tempted to find an employer who will. Paychex’s survey found that “66% of employees returning to the office with inadequate benefits are looking for new opportunities,” so you can safely assume employees are polishing those résumés as we head into 2022.

That is, unless you are meeting their most crucial needs.

How will your company respond?

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