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Jennifer Schaefer

February 27, 2019

Employee Preference-Monetary Or Fringe Benefits

Money can’t buy happiness but benfits can! According to a report from 2015, 79% of employees preferred benefits instead of a pay raise!

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Jennifer Schaefer

Jennifer Schaefer, MBA, ChFC, SHRM-SCP – Employee Benefits Expert | HR Leader | Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist

As founder & CEO of JS Benefits Group, Jennifer Schaefer has spent 30 years helping employers lower healthcare costs through level-funded and self-funded plan design, claims data analysis, and benefits programs that keep good people from leaving. She writes for the Forbes Business Council, co-hosts Executive Leaders Radio, and has been quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer on employer health costs.

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