If employees must spend a bigger percentage of their incomes on gas and food, intangible products, like most employee benefits, may be the first to get axed. (Photo: ©Federico Rostagno/Adobe Stock)
There is a certain advantage to longevity. Specifically, I have been writing this column for almost 20 years. More than 14 years ago, the January 2008 issue contained an article titled "It's tough to compete with the price of gas." When thinking about how to address the issue of inflation facing employers and employees this year, I dug out my copy of this article to see how today's situation compares.
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