淘金高阶英语六级巅峰阅读 短句问答29: 员工福利
<p> 短句问答29: 员工福利</p><p> <span word="Faced">Faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="distressingly">distressingly</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p> <span word="Employers">Employers</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="trash">trash</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>-<span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="press">press</span>-<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span>, <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>.</p><p> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="Perrin">Perrin</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="resources">resources</span>-<span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="changer">changer</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="contemplating">contemplating</span> <span word="making">making</span>-<span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>-<span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="deepest">deepest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="healty">healty</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $14,000 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="response">response</span>: <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> 29% <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="but">but</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="outlays">outlays</span>-<span word="for">for</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deductibles">deductibles</span>-<span word="rise">rise</span> 40%.</p><p> <span word="Retiree">Retiree</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="just">just</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boomer">boomer</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="most">most</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span>, 45% <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="subsidized">subsidized</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> 24% <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perk">perk</span>, <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 25% <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>, <span word="future">future</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="transfers">transfers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span>, <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="Ron">Ron</span> <span word="Fontanetta">Fontanetta</span>. <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span> <span word="Perrin">Perrin</span>.</p>
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