Question

Which of these is an example of an employer using benefits to encourage employees to stay with the company?

a. The employer provides paid time off, which the employee must use in the calendar year.
b. The employer provides benefits which are in line with the standard benefits provided by other employers in the industry.
c. The employer matches the amount of money that the employee pays towards Social Security.
d. The employer offers stock options, which require the employee to work for a ...

Answer 1

I'm not sure why the other person's answer has such a high rating, i just had this on my quiz and put B like they said and got it wrong.

The answer is actually D. The employer offers stock options, which require the employee to work for a specific amount of time before they vest.

Hope this helped anyone who still needs it :)

Answer 2

The answer is: D) The employer offers stock options, which require the employee to work for a ...

Step-by-step explanation:

The complete answer should include "...work for a specific amount of time."

If you want to hold an employee, at least for a reasonable amount of time, you must use some benefit that the employee will probably want to obtain. But that benefit should be obtainable only if he stays for some specific amount of time.

Some companies offer employees the opportunity to become partners if they keep working for X amount of years and perform their jobs flawlessly.

The amount of time shouldn't be so long that the employee believes it is unobtainable, but it should be long enough for the employer to benefit from the employee's work. You must remember that when you work, you get a benefit (wage) and your employers gets a benefit also (ideally a job well done).