Employee benefits are employee compensation packages that include extras such as health insurance, retirement savings plans, paid vacation days and more. Employers offer employee benefits to ...

You can also buy these kinds of insurance directly from the company through an individual plan. Employers may offer multiple types of ancillary insurance. These types may supplement health ...

Ivan Pantic / Getty Images If you've started a new job, you may be overwhelmed with the choices in employee benefits, depending on your employer's offerings, from 401(k) plans to life insurance.