2024 Employee Benefits Survey Insights from SHRM

This document is a transcript of the 40th episode of the podcast 'Take It or Leave It', which focuses on workplace leaves, absence management, and accommodations. In this episode, host Joshua Seidman discusses the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 2024 Employee Benefits Survey with guest Daniel Stunes, who is the manager of data monetization at SHRM. The conversation covers the history and methodology of the survey, which has been conducted annually since 1996, and the various employee benefits it examines, including healthcare, leave, retirement, family care, flexible work, and educational benefits. Stunes explains how the survey provides benchmarks for organizations, allowing them to compare their benefits offerings with those of other employers. The episode aims to provide insights into the prevalence of different benefits and how they have evolved over time, as well as the importance of this data for HR professionals in making informed decisions about employee benefits.