LIFESTYLE | opinion May 2023 www.womanthismonth.com 94 Let’s Talk About It’s no secret that organisations provide married employees with certain benefits. Eman Deabil believes that single employees, too, can create a better world and highlights the need to offer personalised benefits to all employees regardless of their marital status. Exploring the Benefits of Married Employees All organisations (without exceptions) offer more benefits to employees who are married. Single employees, on the other hand, are out of the scene and no personalised benefits are given to them even though they are great cost savers, and great sources to serve the community as a whole – points that I shall elaborate on within the article. When it comes to benefits provided to married employees, the list is significant: - Guess who’s getting schooling fees for children? Married employees! - Guess who’s getting maternity and paternity leave? Married employees! - Guess who’s getting medical insurance for dependents? Married employees! - Guess who’s getting mortgage loans? Married employees! And the list goes on and on. A couple of weeks ago, I watched a video that I found provocative and quite frankly… pathetic. This wasn’t because it was true, but rather because the community is not doing anything to mitigate the impact of the risk highlighted. In the video, the speaker quoted a report which showed that by 2030, 45 percent of working women ages 25-45, will be unmarried, with no kids and single. He then concluded by highlighting that despite making money, those women will not be genuinely fulfilled in life! Regardless of whether or not what he said makes sense, it is not applicable to all women as there are many exceptions. Furthermore, there is one fact that we must admit: organisations are not doing anything to mitigate this risk or reduce its impact. This is despite the fact that they can turn it into an opportunity and contribute to creating a better world. SINGLE EMPLOYEES When it comes to single employees, there are no personalised benefits whatsoever. Instead, they are scrutinised by their colleagues if they stay extra hours at work or work from home or on weekends as they believe this may negatively impact the image of their married colleagues who may not be able to do the same due to family commitments. They are also often told that they do not have a work-life balance because many of them tend to prioritise work over life, with the lives of many singles revolving around work as is!
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