According to a new survey, almost half of Gen Z Brits would consider a job that offers reproductive benefits, including IVF. The Mail has more.
Gen Z Brits want employers to offer IVF, egg freezing and sperm counts as part of work benefits, a study has revealed.
A survey from family health company Maven Clinic revealed an ever-increasing list of demands including support with egg freezing, breastfeeding and birth control and nutrition.
More than half (58%) of U.K. employees have taken or considered a new job because it offers family health or reproductive benefits.
Gen Z-ers, those born between 1997 and 2012, are the most likely to consider or take on a job based on reproductive benefits with almost half (46%) saying it would influence their decision compared to just a third (35%) of millennials.
Of those quizzed, 26% of U.K. employees admitted that having a benefit that prepares them to have a family, such as preconception genetic testing and learning about ovulation and sperm health, would influence them to take a new job.
At the other end of the fertility spectrum, a quarter of employees claim that menopause support is an important benefit too. …
Of the 2,000 employers and employees quizzed, it appears British bosses are taking notice of the importance of dangling the reproductive health carrot in front of workers.
A huge 71% conceded that reproductive and family benefits are important or very important for retaining employees, which is slightly lower than their U.S. counterparts, where 75% said this.
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“demand employers offer IVF”
Fake news headline to get people worked-up about Gen Z. It’s clear from the article content that it’s about what might attract employees, not what they demand.
“family benefits are important or very important for retaining employees”. Is that any different from recent generations?
I tend to agree. I’d love it if my employer could afford to offer private healthcare so I wouldn’t need to use the NHS, but we looked into it and it’s pretty expensive unless your workforce is predominantly young – and of course there’s no opt-out from paying for the NHS so it’s double bubble.
“A survey from family health company Maven Clinic revealed an ever-increasing list of demands including…….”
A marketing punt by Maven as predictive programming to soften up the employers and encourage the employees by normalising this. I am no longer an employer – glad I don’t have to deal with this nonsense. Most people are reasonable and appreciate some leeway when they need it. Support of co-workers through the absence of someone in need is the key – the business has to function and its co-workers who take up the slack.
Why would any company wish to provide a benefit that would encourage staff absences such as IVF treatments?
Load of boll ox.
I’m OK with providing benefits that make good workers want to stay with the firm and where flexibility from the employer is repaid in kind by the staff. That has generally been the case where I work, but we may be exceptional. I think there’s an issue with providing a benefit that not everyone can take advantage of equally though so I prefer to give people flexibility when they need it and pay people a decent wage which they can decide to spend on whatever is best for them.
I thought the same. A survey from family health company … looks awfully like this family health company seeking to market its own products.
The employer can always refuse.
Too many covid
? Can’t get pregnant?
This is a completely unscientific observation but all of my duly multi-perforated relatives seem to have a much harder time with whatever the next ‘variant’ happens to be than I do. They’re still getting really sick because of it in periodic intervals while this has meanwhile developed to being (sometimes very annoying) nuisance for me.
Adam Smith pointed out that all wages are the same.
You either get your IVF, but less money in your pay packet, and reduced holiday entitlement, or no IVF and more pay and holidays. You choose.
In the high tax1960s/70s (thanks to Labour then and coming back again thanks to Labour) company cars became popular, as at the time they were not a taxable benefit.
Employees accepted lower wages plus car because overall it worked out better for them. Similarly, days off in lieu of payment for working overtime, or in teased holiday entitlement instead of pay increase were popular as this could not be taxed.