| |  This article originally appeared in the April 2006 Issue of INSIGHTTrendLine:Employee Benefits Packages
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2006
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2005
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2004
| 2002
|
2000
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| Percentage of responding shops that offer an employee benefits package
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100%
|
71%
|
100%
|
97%
|
97%
| | Benefits included in employee benefits package:
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Sick days
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60%
|
47%
|
41%
|
44%
|
45%
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| Vacation time
|
100%
|
97%
|
100%
|
99%
|
96%
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| Medical
|
100%
|
89%
|
81%
|
94%
|
93%
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| Dental
|
75%
|
58%
|
65%
|
54%
|
56%
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| Optical
|
37%
|
31%
|
30%
|
29%
|
33%
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| Life insurance
|
59%
|
47%
|
51%
|
44%
|
52%
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| Retirement fund
|
75%
|
78%
|
81%
|
71%
|
55%
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| Profit sharing
|
19%
|
14%
|
30%
|
24%
|
26%
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| Uniforms
|
95%
|
78%
|
81%
|
90%
|
88%
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| Educational courses
|
89%
|
83%
|
70%
|
84%
|
81%
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| Percentage of responding shops that include the employee's family in the offered benefits package:
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51%
|
55%
|
49%
|
45%
|
46%
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| Do you feel that your employees would prefer more cash in their pay envelopes or expanded benefits?
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| More cash
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60%
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57%
|
62%
|
82%
|
73%
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| Expanded benefits
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40%
|
43%
|
38%
|
18%
|
27%
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