Analyze the impact of various compensation methods and benefit programs on employee work life.
Description of activity
Following data:
Employee Life-Cycle Stage Desired Benefit
1. Young, unmarried workers Legal assistance
2. Newlyweds Long-term care insurance
3. Workers in their childbearing years Medicare supplements
4. Workers during their child-rearing years Extra vacation
5. Employees dealing with divorce Flexible work schedules
6. Empty-nesters Parental leave
7. Workers in eldercare years Day care centers
8. Workers facing death Grief counseling
9. Retirees Career counseling
Match the employee life-cycle stage in the first column to the desired benefit in the second column. A benefit may be used more than once or not at all. Discuss your reasoning.