{"id":9729,"date":"2025-04-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/?p=9729"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:00:00","slug":"2025-future-of-benefits-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/2025-future-of-benefits-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Future of Benefits Report is here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Burnout is rising, and caregiving responsibilities are a major contributor.&nbsp;<\/p><p>That&rsquo;s the key takeaway from our newly released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/reports\/2025-future-of-benefits-report\/\"><strong><em>2025 Future of Benefits Report<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which sheds light on a growing disconnect between employers and employees around the impact of burnout on retention.<\/p><p>While 84% of employers acknowledge burnout plays a moderate to high role in employee retention, the report finds a gap between perception and reality: employers estimate 45% of their workforce is at risk, but 69% of employees report moderate to high burnout.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/4-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9731\"><\/figure><p><\/p><p>And what&rsquo;s driving burnout? One of the major factors is the pressure that comes with balancing work and caregiving duties&ndash;raising kids or looking after aging parents.&nbsp;<\/p><p>And employees report higher stress (64%), lower quality of life (48%), lower job satisfaction (40%), decreased mental health (38%), and lower work productivity (34%) when their caregiving needs are unsupported by their employer.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure><p><\/p><p>&ldquo;The need to balance caregiving and work responsibilities is at the root of workplace burnout, draining productivity and driving turnover,&rdquo; said Brad Wilson, our CEO. &ldquo;We cannot afford to underestimate this crisis. It&rsquo;s simple: provide caregiving support, prevent burnout at the source, and build resilient companies.&rdquo;<\/p><p>To see all the data from the report&ndash;which surveyed 600 C-suite level executives and HR decision-makers and 1,000 benefits-eligible employees&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/reports\/2025-future-of-benefits-report\/\">you can download it here.<\/a><\/p><p>And if you have any questions about how to turn these insights into action by supporting your workforce, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/benefits\/contact-us\/\">we&rsquo;re always here to talk<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burnout is rising, and caregiving responsibilities are a major contributor.\u00a0 That\u2019s the key takeaway from our newly released 2025 Future of Benefits Report, which sheds light on a growing disconnect between employers and employees around the impact of burnout on retention. 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