According to one study, 70% of employers think their employees are not optimizing the value of their employee benefits. 

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This piece from the Daily Mail expands from that premise to make the claim that employees could essentially increase their wages by about 30% if there were to more effectively utilize all the benefits available to them in addition to maximizing the accompanying tax breaks. 

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The areas highlighted by the article that provide opportunities for employees to wring more value from their employee benefits packages include childcare and dependent care benefits, fertility benefits, commute/transit compensation, tuition contribution programs, and employee assistance programs (EAPs).

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You can find that piece here.