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2025 employee benefits trends: What employers need to know

WEX Inc.

Beyond the traditional 401(k) match , some employers are introducing student loan repayment matching , helping employees reduce debt while saving for retirement. Employers can support this need by offering financial education, from budgeting workshops to retirement planning.

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Employee Engagement Calendar: Your Year-Round Roadmap for 2024-25

Vantage Circle

Conduct workshops on effective mentorship. Organize a workshop on gender equality and the importance of empowering women in the workplace. Offer workshops or webinars on budgeting, saving, and investing to help employees improve their financial knowledge. Organize mentorship programs within the company.

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Holistic Wellness: 4 Benefits for a Better Plan

Best Money Moves

By providing stress management workshops and coaching apps, companies can provide employees with resources to handle stress at their own pace. Programs like auto enrollment into 401(k) plans, starting with an 8-10% contribution rate and auto-escalating annually can start employees on a secure path toward retirement saving.

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3 Ways to Improve Your Employee Retirement Benefits

Best Money Moves

When it comes to retirement benefits, employees are looking for more than just a 401(k) — they want comprehensive guidance on how to prepare for the future. Some may be at the beginning stages and need help simply choosing between a Roth IRA or 401(k).

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Fostering Financial Literacy in the Workplace

Hppy

This encompasses both work-related benefits such as understanding how to maximize employer contributions into their 401(k)s or choosing the right investment options when it comes to their pension plans as well as learning how to manage their personal finances in more efficient and effective ways.

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What's missing from retirement planning? Oftentimes, it's access

WEX Inc.

This could be an HSA, 401(k), IRA, and more. HSAs also have comparable or better perks than a 401 (k) or IRA with respect to healthcare costs. This allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary towards retirement, with an option for employers to match a portion of those contributions.

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Two-thirds of Small Firms Are Boosting Their Benefits Packages: Poll

InterWest Insurance Services

401(k)s or other retirement plans. Financial planning and education workshops. Consider workshops, lunch & learns, brown-bag events and other forms of outreach. Among these must-have benefits: Prescription drug coverage. Dental insurance. Life insurance. Vision care. Accident insurance. Defined benefit pension plans.