Four-day workweeks, work from anywhere models, and paid sabbaticals are some of the perks companies are rolling out to increase employee satisfaction.

Four-day workweeks, work from anywhere models, and paid sabbaticals are some of the perks companies are rolling out to increase employee satisfaction. YPulse’s recent finance / spending monitor research shows 35% of Gen Z and Millennials have resigned from their jobs in the past year, with their top reason for leaving having to do with unhealthy or poor work life balance. As young employees continue reassessing their relationship with work, companies are doing the same as they rethink the benefits they offer. Children’s clothing retailer Primary introduced a four-day workweek after realizing “people were just not refreshed and it was affecting productivity” after only two days off on the weekend. Now, meetings have been trimmed and dedicated “meeting-free” hours exist to make work hours more efficient. More companies are following suit: Coalition Technologies, a California-based digital marketing and website design company, offers employees the flexibility to travel and work from anywhere; tech company Automatic offers paid three-month sabbaticals for every five years an employee works; and Unilever launched a U-Work program offering contract workers health insurance benefits, a pension, and sick pay to grant them more flexibility. Today’s workplace perks go beyond health insurance and retirement planning as employees demand more flexibility, and LinkedIn advises that employers should think about incorporating ways to combat burnout and exhaustion to show employees they’re valued, even if it’s as small as setting meeting-free days (or hours) or adding in an extra paid day off. (CNBC)