Sentence Translation 1 Traditionally, e mployee benefits have been traditionally regarded something appealing to a wide range of workplace and an established expenditure for employers. 2. This shift in perspective creates a framework that helps companies strengthen employee engagement and satisfaction, in turn driving employee attraction, retention, and productivity. 3. Based on these answers, employers can orient themselves within one of these categories: traditional, standard, flexible, or progressive. 4. These employers tend to act as conduits that allow employees to take advantage of group rates for basic benefits, even if employees have to pay for them out of pocket. 5. Expanding the dialog beyond the shared burden of health care costs to include everyday good health, both physical and mental, can help employers derive more value from their benefits with little or no additional monetary investment.