Among benefits being considered as employers work to recruit and retain top staff, nontraditional voluntary benefits are gaining in popularity, both with employers and with employees who want a more custom-designed approach to benefits.
And included among those nontraditional benefits is pet insurance. Even the presence of pets in the workplace is becoming increasingly common — Take Your Dog to Work Day, anyone? — although employers do have to take certain steps to make sure that having a pet, or even several, in the office is a pleasure instead of a potential cat-astrophe.
|Pet-friendly perks
"It's no secret that pets have become more part of the family than ever, particularly among millennials," Chris Middleton, president of Pets Best, says in a statement. Middleton adds, "There are several ways any company can quickly and easily improve their pet-friendly perks, helping to attract and retain key pet-loving talent."
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