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Podcast: The IBJ Podcast with Mason King
Episode: How offering PTO for volunteering can boost retention, improve recruitment
Description: One of the hottest trends in employee retention and recruitment isn't ping pong table and kegs of beer in the break room; it's giving workers paid time so they can volunteer their time with local charities.
Josh Driver, founder of Selfless.ly, which sells cloud-based software for managing corporate social responsibility programs, says volunteer PTO is an increasingly important part of benefits packages. In fact, nearly one quarter of companies now pay employees to spend their time and energy with a not-for-profit.
Host Mason King talks with Driver about why workers—especially millennials—are so inte...