Employee benefits Employers looking to hire and retain talent need to wise up and tailor benefit strategies to support workers' individual life goals. (Image: Shutterstock)

Employers, take note: it's not enough to deliver a paycheck and provide an off-the-shelf benefits package to keep employees happy enough to stay and not strike out for greener pastures.

Nope. According to the new "Global Employee Benefits Watch" report from Thomsons Online Benefits, employees want a form of support from their bosses that makes them feel personally cared about. Then they'll feel sufficiently appreciated that they'll stick with the job instead of researching other opportunities on Glassdoor.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.