Student Loan Benefits Can Increase Employee Engagement and Retention

A new study by Commonbond shows that employers who offer student loan benefit programs are more likely to keep employees and their engagement increases in the office; the study included 1,500 workers across 5 industries and 500 Human Resources executives; other key findings from the report include student debt affects workers of all ages and human resources teams view student debt benefits as the third priority; Leigh Gross, Vice President of Partnerships at CommonBond, tells Crowdfund Insider, “From this research, we hope to develop new initiatives that enable human resources executives to offer effective financial wellness benefits, and better engage top talent in this competitive marketplace.” Source.

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