1. Company benefits are often a significant portion of the employee's compensation .......... .

2. When considering an offer, the candidate should examine any benefits offered by the .......... employer.

3. Generous benefits can contribute up to 35 or 40 percent to the .......... compensation for a job.

4. Health insurance is an important benefit; it is less expensive through the employer at .......... rates than when taking it out on one's own.

5. Should the employee become ill or have an accident, his or her medical .......... is adequately covered.

6. Many US employers now help cover the expense of .......... facilities in their communities.

7. Another important benefit now often offered is flextime, which allows the employee to vary his or her working hours, within .........., each day.

8. On the other hand, fewer companies are offering pension plans that guarantee a fixed monthly sum to

9. Another benefit, the stock ownership plan, permits the employee to buy .......... of the company's stock at subsidized prices.

10. .......... is a work plan that permits the employee to work from his or her home.