• Only about one-third (34%) of workers at these smaller employers say the benefits they receive are a very important reason to remain with their employer, compared to more than half (53%) of employees working at larger companies.
• Just 37% of employees at smaller companies, compared to 49% of employees at larger firms, say they are highly satisfied with their workplace benefits.
• The majority (60%) of smaller employers say they have a strong sense of loyalty to their employees—compared to 45% of larger companies—yet only 44% of workers at these smaller companies believe that their employer has very strong sense of loyalty to them.
  

These results are somewhat surprising given that, among employers that offer benefits, a higher percentage of smaller companies are paying all of the costs for many benefits including medical, dental, vision and prescription drugs than are larger companies. More than one-third of smaller employers (36%) say they pay the entire share of employees’ medical coverage and 29% pay all the cost of prescription drug coverage compared to only 15% and 13%, respectively, among employers with over 500 employees.

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