Over Half Of Americans Insured Under Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Say Paid Maternity Leave Is Very Important Or Absolutely Essential
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The corrected release reads: OVER HALF OF AMERICANS INSURED UNDER EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE SAY PAID MATERNITY LEAVE IS VERY IMPORTANT OR ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL A recent online survey of American adults, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of
The online poll asked more than 2,000
The survey also found that, in addition to paid maternity leave, Americans want paid family benefits across the board. Over a third of Americans (38 percent) said that paid paternity leave was very important or absolutely essential, and 63 percent agree it is at least somewhat important that employers offer coverage for fertility treatments in their benefits plan.
A previous poll conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of
Yet employers' benefits offerings don't always match up with the coverage their employees deem important. Just less than half of employed adults (47 percent) said that their company offers paid maternity leave and a quarter (26 percent) said that their company offers paid paternity leave.
Even when expectations are met, employees are still confused if they are covered or how to take advantage of these types of benefits: nearly a quarter of employed Americans (24 percent) said they were unsure whether their plan covered paid maternity leave and 34 percent were unsure if their company offered paid paternity leave. Among those insured under an employer-sponsored healthcare plan, 59 percent do not know if they have fertility coverage, while 7 in 10 (70 percent) say they wouldn't know what, if anything, they would be covered for if they or their partner were to seek fertility treatment.
"Employers want to take care of their people. They spend over
While some companies have been slow to provide these types of family benefits for their people, paid family benefits have surged amongst large employers. In recent years, Netflix, Adobe,
Employees appear to be frequently making the quality of employer-sponsored healthcare benefits a major part of their decision to join a company. In fact, over three-quarters (76 percent) of Americans say that competitive healthcare benefits are more important to them than other workplace perks. Studies have also shown that investing in a rich benefits program for your people doesn't only attract top talent, but can make for a more happy and loyal workforce6. Survey Methodology The 2016 survey was conducted online within
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