I lived this analysis- I learned some valuable lessons as I supported and was employed by a UK startup that had to provide health insurance for their US employees and I was charged to make recommendations on what was to be provided. Because the UK’s healthcare system is a government funded system (which isn’t perfect and has its own issues) we (US) team were able to secure a good program because our UK leadership believed in paying their employees a living wage and that included healthcare.
This is the part that doesn't get said enough — sometimes the difference between a good benefits package and a bad one isn't money. It's what leadership actually believes workers are worth. Your UK team had that clarity. A lot of US companies don't. Thank you, Caroline.
I lived this analysis- I learned some valuable lessons as I supported and was employed by a UK startup that had to provide health insurance for their US employees and I was charged to make recommendations on what was to be provided. Because the UK’s healthcare system is a government funded system (which isn’t perfect and has its own issues) we (US) team were able to secure a good program because our UK leadership believed in paying their employees a living wage and that included healthcare.
This is the part that doesn't get said enough — sometimes the difference between a good benefits package and a bad one isn't money. It's what leadership actually believes workers are worth. Your UK team had that clarity. A lot of US companies don't. Thank you, Caroline.