Employers say they plan to maintain or increase well-being benefits in coming years

Roughly 6 in 10 employers said their well-being strategy is consistent globally, and 18% plan to develop one soon. The challenge, according to 70% of respondents, was that employee needs are not universal in each country where they operate.

Employers increasingly have been turning to well-being and other nontraditional benefits to attract and retain workers, including benefits that address the social determinants of health, such as financial literacy programs and housing assistance.

Some employers are tackling what are known as the social determinants of work: the factors that affect how an employee can show up in a healthy way at work. That can look like caregiving or child care benefits, therapy services or transportation assistance.