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Catapult Surveys Reveal 50+ Creative Employee Benefits for 2025

By Doug Blizzard posted 10-29-2024 02:12 PM

  

In the quest to retain employees, employers often ask us for creative employee benefits ideas. Fortunately, we have many answers as we regularly survey members around all things HR, including benefits. Below are 50+ ideas gleaned from four of our recent surveys: the Healthcare Benefits and Cost Survey, the Recruiting and Hiring Trends Survey, the Paid Holiday and Time Off Report, and the National Business Trends Survey. 

The table below shows the percentage of respondents who identified offering the particular benefit and is sorted from most offered benefits to least. Short-term disability tops the report with 96% of employers offering while Lifestyle Accounts are at the bottom with just 1.4% offering them. Between these bookends are many creative ideas for you to consider at your workplace. Reach out to our HR advisors if you have any questions about implementing any of these ideas. Also, please share any success stories you’ve had with new benefits ideas in the comments below.   

50+ Creative Employee Benefits for 2025

Benefit 

Percent Offering 

Short Term Disability 

95.9 

Life Insurance (Company Paid) 

83.1 

Long Term Disability 

83.1 

Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)  

82.6 

Life Insurance (Employee Paid)  

74.6 

Referral bonus 

72.6 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  

67.1 

Increase vacation days 

55.4 

Premium medical insurance 

54.8 

Accident / Critical Illness Insurance  

54.5 

Tuition reimbursement 

51.4 

Relocation benefits 

50.3 

Flexible work schedule 

49.7 

Paid Parental Leave 

45.2 

Performance bonus 

42.4 

Increased 401k match 

38.4 

Company-Branded Apparel 

35.2 

Sign-on bonuses 

32.6 

Free beverages / snacks 

30.5 

Cancer Insurance  

29.1 

Paid time off - volunteer work 

22.7 

Enhance the benefits package 

22.0 

Gym Membership (wellness, apparel) 

21.6 

Hospital Indemnity Insurance 

21.6 

Paid time off - voting 

21.4 

Onsite fitness center 

19.2 

Profit sharing 

16.9 

Discounted Company Products or Services 

16.4 

Discounted Tickets (e.g. movie theater, sports, theme parks, etc) 

15.5 

Paid time off - school support 

15.5 

Provide gift cards to combat rising inflation (grocery, gas, etc) 

15.3 

Discounted Services (e.g. cell phone, car repair, hotel, etc) 

15.0 

Other  

14.6 

Credit Union  

13.6 

Identity Theft Protection  

11.3 

Long Term Care Insurance  

10.8 

Unlimited PTO 

10.8 

Reduce benefits costs 

10.2 

PrePaid Legal  

9.4 

Catered meals 

9.0 

Pet Insurance  

8.9 

Voluntary Leave Sharing Program  

8.5 

Fuel allowance 

7.3 

Matching Funds for Charitable Contributions  

7.0 

Provide student loan assistance 

5.9 

Paid time off - blood donation 

5.3 

Reimbursement for internet for remote employees 

4.9 

Reduced work week/schedule 

4.9 

Home/Auto Insurance  

4.7 

Stock options 

4.5 

Paid sabbatical 

4.4 

Scholarships for Employee Children  

4.2 

Subsidized Childcare 

3.4 

Concierge Services (e.g. dry cleaning, car wash, etc)  

1.9 

Eldercare 

1.7 

Lifestyle Accounts  

1.4 

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