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Don't miss the opportunity to receive complimentary pay increase, holiday, health benefits, and/or policies & benefits data for the Greater Rochester area by participating in the 2024 summer surveys!

Corporate and Partner members are invited to participate in a variety of summer benchmarking surveys each year. Those that participate automatically receive complimentary results when released for those surveys they participate in, as a valuable benefit of membership. Below is a summary of surveys currently in progress or starting in the next couple months:

• 2024 Health Benefits Survey – This comprehensive local survey collects Rochester-area data on many health insurance topics including average monthly employee and employer health plan premium contributions, domestic partner and part-time benefits, as well as questions on retiree benefits, high-deductible health plans, self-insured, and dental plans. This survey is in progress now and the initial deadline is August 9th.
• 2024 Pay Trends Survey – This brief local survey reports pay adjustments (merit, cost of living, etc.) received as a percentage of pay in Rochester-area firms giving increases as well as a few related questions. This survey is also in progress now and the initial deadline is August 7^th.
• 2025 Holiday Closings Survey – This brief local survey reports anticipated 2025 holiday observances by member companies. This survey will start the week of August 5^th.
• 2025 National Benefits Survey - This comprehensive national and local survey reports on a variety of policies and practices for topics such as: health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and part-time employee benefits. It is expected to start the week of September 16th.

There is still plenty of time to participate in any/all of these surveys. We often have flexibility on the deadlines for our local surveys so feel free to ask! You may also view and print the 2024 Greater Rochester Chamber benchmarking survey calendar which shows the timing of a survey each year and includes descriptions of each survey.

For those unable to participate in a past survey and are interested in purchasing wage and/or benefits data for an internal benchmarking project, please complete and return the survey order form. HR consultants are also permitted to purchase a copy of various surveys for use with their clients. To request the consultant order form, please contact Kathy Richmond at (585) 256-4618. If you have any questions about surveys in general or to request participation, please contact Kathy, Jennifer Suppé at (585) 256-4608, or Cindy Miller at (585) 256-4606.

As a reminder, only Corporate and Partner members are eligible to participate in Greater Rochester Chamber benchmarking surveys. To discuss options for upgrading membership, or joining the Chamber so that your company may participate in the various annual HR benchmarking surveys, please contact Kevin Donahue in membership at (585) 256-4651.