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NON-STUDENT EMPLOYEES
Mean [1=Least important; 7=Most important]
Free/discounted employee meal plan
Paid training and development
Tuition benefits
Performance bonus plans
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Parental leave
Time-based incentives
Paid sick days
Recognition rewards
Payroll advance
Retirement plan/401k/Pension
Vision insurance
Flexible spending plan (FSA)
Health savings account (HSA)
Paid vacation days
6.62
6.4
6.27
6.22
5.98
5.97
5.88
5.82
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.67
5.55
5.5
5.43
5.4
Participants were asked to evaluate the importance of each listed
benefit offered with employment. The data indicate a high
importance placed on health-related benefits, with health
insurance (5.98) and dental insurance (5.97) scoring the highest.
Tuition benefits (6.27), paid training and development (6.40), and
free or discounted meals (6.62) are highly valued, indicating a
strong preference for benefits that enhance skills and well-being.
Paid vacation days received the lowest importance rating at (5.40),
yet still indicative of a positive valuation.
The data indicate that health insurance is rated as the most
valued benefit by university or college foodservice employees,
with a mean importance score of 2.67, suggesting it is the top
priority. Paid sick days follow with a score of 3.50, indicating
they are also highly prioritized. Vision insurance and a Health
Savings Account (HSA) are less prioritized, with scores of 4.64
and 5.39, respectively.
*Other: Rent assistance, tuition aid, tuition assistance, tuition
reduction, discounted meal plan, paid vacation
Responses from university or college foodservice employees
indicate that tuition benefits are the most highly valued with a
mean score of 3.21, indicating their top importance to the
employees. A free/discounted employee meal plan is also
considered important, reflected by a mean score of 3.26.
However, recognition rewards are among the least prioritized
and scored 6.26.
Mean [Strongly agree (7), agree (6), Agree
somewhat (5), Neutral (4), Disagree somewhat (3),
Disagree (2), Strongly disagree (1)]
Access pay through a digital app
Responses from university or college foodservice employees
regarding their pay: The idea that their wage is at or above the living
wage in their area had the lowest mean score of 3.39, suggesting
respondents somewhat disagreed with this statement. The statement
about the fairness of current base pay had a mean score of 4.67,
indicating participants lean to somewhat agree about this statement.
Respondents felt it was fairly important to receive an annual cost of
living adjustment, with a mean score of 5.91. The ability to access pay
through a digital app was seen as the most important, with the highest
mean score of 6.33.
6.33
Receive an annual cost of living pay adjustment
5.91
Consider current base pay to be fair
4.67
Wage is at or above a living wage in their area
3.39
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