Nine of 10 HR managers polled by Colonial Life feel that personnel have at least a vague notion that benefits are a valuable part of working at a corporation.

Nonetheless, the same study found that only 21% of those corporations believed their staff had a strong understanding of the workings of their own benefits.  and 5% believed that their staff didn’t know anything about their benefit options.

Implication –  the greater emphasis placed on employee education, the more likely staff understand the role of benefits in total compensation.