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In
2000, 26 of Fortune Magazine’s
“100 Best Companies
to Work For” offered
personal concierge services
as an employee benefit compared
to 15 companies in 1998. By
providing concierge services
to your employees as a non-traditional
perk, your business will increase
recruitment, retention, productivity
and efficiency. Busy people
need help with balancing the
demands of work and personal
commitments.
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 Dry
Cleaning
Waiting
Service
Liaison
with Home Vendors (repair
people)
House
Sitting While Out of
Town for Business
Personal/Grocery
Shopping
Reservations
Limousine
Services
…and anything
else your employee may
need!
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Compelling
Statistics on Work/Life Balance
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Eighty percent
of people feel stress on the
job, and nearly forty percent
say the need help in managing
stress. – 2000 Gallup
poll |
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More
than eighty percent of American
say their lives are more stressful
now than they were five years
ago, citing pressures at work
as the primary reason. –
Utne Reader, January-February
1999 |
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Eighty
seven of poll respondents said
they would work harder for a
company that is willing to help
them deal with personal problems.
– Roper Poll, 1995 |
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When
asked what their number on concern
was about their career in 2002,
thirty-two percent of respondents
said Work/Life balance. This
was followed by job security
at twenty two percent and competitive
salary at eighteen percent.
– Office Team Specialized
Administrative Staffing Survey,
2002 |
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Fifty
three percent of employees would
opt for a personal assistant
rather than a personal trainer.
– Circles, 2001 |
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Seventy
five percent of employees take
care of personal responsibilities
while on the job. – Circles
2001 |
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Problems
at work are more strongly associated
with health complaints than
are any other life stressor
– more so than even financial
problems or family problems.
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The
biggest concern among young
workers (49% of women and 45%
of men) is not having enough
time for their family and work
responsibilities. – Survey
conducted by High Hopes, Little
Trust: A study of your workers
and their ups and downs in the
new economy, 1999 |
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Eighty
seven percent of workers are
seeing or have sought companies
that were flexible, supportive
and understanding of personal
and family needs. – CareerBuilder
Online Survey |
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