What to Consider When Offering Benefits to Your Employees (Hint: It Goes Beyond Medical)

With the high number of employees leaving their jobs these days and the way that the pandemic has changed the dynamics in the workplace, you want to make sure that you are offering your employees perks – and not just health insurance and paid time off. Giving your employees more options can help your benefits plan(s) stand out from the pack, drawing more job seekers to your bus ...

Explaining the Different Health Savings Options to Your Employees and Knowing the New Limits

2022 has flown by and once again, we are at that fun time of year where we need to remember the difference between an HSA and FSA – what do deductible and out of pocket mean again? Many of the terms can be confusing, and beyond that, choosing a benefits plan can be very stressful for employees since this decision will impact them for a long time. To better help you and y ...

Preparing for Open Enrollment in a Virtual World

We all know that open enrollment season is not exactly a walk in the park. It’s not like you will ever hear anyone say: “I’m really looking forward to benefits enrollment this year!” Planning for open enrollment takes a lot, from meetings with your CFO and benefits brokers to going through the benefit options you will be able to offer to chasing down employees so that the ...

Are You Making Benefits Administration More Complicated Than It Has To Be?

Open enrollment – the time when employees can elect their benefits for the year … and the time that many HR professionals dread. Are you making benefits enrollment and management harder than it has to be? While some HR teams have moved benefits administration online, many are still following outdated, manual processes that make enrollment and management difficult and increase ...

Could Your Company Benefits be one of the Major Reasons for Employee Turnover?

Reducing turnover and retaining employees requires addressing a variety of areas and starts on day one. That very first experience with onboarding, alongside other important factors, such as culture, compensation, job security, manager behavior, and growth opportunities, can influence whether an employee will stay long-term. So, what if you did all of that perfectly and still exp ...

Why it’s Time to Upgrade From Manual to Automated Benefits Administration

“Looking forward to benefits enrollment season!” – said no one ever. I used to be a certified application counselor and remember dreading the days prior to open enrollment. Dealing with the healthcare.gov website, keeping up with all the new ACA regulations, and seeing the major impact that it could have on people was not something I looked forward to. I was lucky th ...

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