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5 Voluntary Benefits to Boost the Appeal of Your Total Rewards Program
The war for talent is on, and shrewd employers recognize they need to up the ante to attract and retain human capital in this market. This realization, however, places pressure on the benefits department. Strong core benefits are key to an effective total rewards program, and employers that want to differentiate themselves in the talent market must offer voluntary benefits that appeal to a wide audience.
How technology is transforming the voluntary benefits industry
With today’s technology, benefit managers can pull metrics on how employees are interacting with their communications and identify the natural path where employees are looking for information. (Photo: Shutterstock) It is an age-old conundrum for benefits managers—managing escalating health care costs while maintaining value for their employees.
4 Voluntary Benefits Likely to Gain Traction in 2019
As open enrollment comes to a close, the benefits industry is shifting its focus to planning for 2019. You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that healthcare will continue to be a key concern. According to a survey conducted by the National Business Group on Health, the average spend on health care per employee will increase by 5 percent next year, from $14,099 to $14,800. Employers are looking for cost-neutral ways to provide substantial benefits to their employees.
4 Ways Technology can Help Improve Open Enrollment Engagement
Voluntary benefits are an important part of benefits administration, ensuring that most employees’ unique needs are met. How can leverage technology to drive better engagement with open enrollment programs this year? Read on to learn more. Benefit programs can be confusing for many employees; however, these programs are a key element of an organization’s employer brand and appeal.
How to create a strong communication plan for open enrollment
Make sure your communications campaign provides educational materials at each of the key milestones during the open enrollment journey. Ready or not… the Benefits Super Bowl is here! Whether you are a broker, benefits manager or anywhere in between, you have been knee-deep on plan updates, rate reviews and benefit changes for months. Now that the plan changes are locked, it’s go-time! The focus is now on communicating and educating employees about their benefit options.
4 Ways Automation Makes a Difference in Your Employee Benefits Strategy
Paper and manual-based employee benefits strategies are fast being replaced by automation and new digital tools. But automation isn’t just a cost center for modern companies - it can significantly add to your bottom line. In fact, studies show that 81% of employees with easy access to benefits information, report higher loyalty levels to their employer.
Are Your Employees Making These Cyber Security Mistakes?
Cyber-attacks strike every 39 seconds. Dangerous practices or inadequate protections are putting many businesses at risk. If your organization is making any of these common cyber security mistakes, you could be too. Picture this. You’re sitting at your desk, working diligently. Your phone is nearby, so you pick it up quickly, just to check if there are any new messages. In the short time it takes you to do this, a cyber-attack has occurred somewhere in the world.
Don’t Forget These 7 Security Measures When Implementing a BYOD Policy
It’s great to offer your employees the choice to work from anywhere and with any device. However, security and risk mitigation go right on with it - we show you how. BYOD or Bring your own device is now a buzzword across industries and sectors. However, with new and emerging forms of work, spanning locations, platforms and devices, come several uncertainties about risks and security threats. That said, employers continue to offer BYOD as a perk to a young and dynamic workforce.
Here’s How To Get the Most Out of Your Telemedicine Benefit
Telemedicine offerings are becoming widespread in employee benefits packages, but remain underutilized. Here’s what sponsors can do to get the best value from this technology. Just a few years ago employers and employees heard whispers about how telemedicine could transform healthcare in a major way. Employees with some basic health issues, such as a mild skin rash, a cough that won’t go away or a suspected sinus infection, could get quick care by phone or video.
6 Things Your Employee Cyber Security Policy Needs
The best way to educate your employees about cybersecurity is to develop an employee cybersecurity policy. Here are six things your employee cybersecurity policy needs There is a lot of impressive technology that exists to help prevent cyber attacks, but if your employees aren’t informed, that technology alone will not be able to stop a breach. The best way to educate your employees about cybersecurity is to develop an employee cybersecurity policy.
How to Have a Successful Open Enrollment
As the season of barbecues and pool parties fades, employee benefits warriors like you are preparing for the biggest event of the year: open enrollment. Open enrollment is the culmination of months of work. No one will dispute that much of the heavy lifting occurs early in the year when the focus is on strategic planning, adjusting plan designs, and pricing. Concurrently, you need to tackle the tactical portion of enrollment: communications and the mechanics of how employees will enroll.
Social Media’s Impact on Culture and Cybersecurity in the Workplace
Steven Bearak, CEO of IdentityForce argues that with the “always on” Millennials dominating workplaces social media has gained unprecedented importance as a mode of communication and promotion. Find out how this brings with it serious security concerns and what HR teams need to do to address this challenge Since 2016, Millennials, known as the “digital natives,” have been the largest generation in the American workforce. By 2025 they will comprise 75 percent of all workers.
Why Every Business Should Offer Voluntary Benefits
Does the world of voluntary benefits seem like a black hole of endless products? Does it leave you wondering which voluntary benefits are right for your employees? While no single voluntary benefit is a solution for all employees, using micro-strategies and offering voluntary benefits that appeal to multiple, diverse employee groups will ensure you craft a package that meets all your staff members’ needs. The short answer: high value and low cost.
3 Ways Employers Can Help Grads With Their Student Debt
Congratulations Class of 2018! You have done it! Now you’re looking forward to the next chapter: beginning your career. It’s an exciting time, but in the background lurks something else – nearly $40k in student loans. At the end of 2017, 44 million Americans carried $1.48 trillion in student loan debt. In fact, about four-in-ten people under 30 have student loan debt.
Has the Time Come for the 401(k)-itization Of Health Care?
Employer-sponsored health care plans continue to face long-term uncertainty as we move through 2018, due to a political landscape that is ever changing. As they have for nearly 30 years, employers will continue to walk the tightrope between maintaining value for their workers and maintaining profit margins as health plan costs continue their never-ending upward trend.
6 factors to consider when looking for a voluntary-benefits outsourcing firm
Lack of a comprehensive voluntary benefits strategy can lead to inconsistencies in benefits design, branding and administration, which derail the overall objectives of the employer’s Total Rewards program. (Photo: Shutterstock) A day doesn’t go by without headlines announcing significant shifts in the health care landscape. January heralded the announcement that Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway will develop their own health care system for their employees.
Emerging Workplace Benefits Heading into 2018
Peter Marcia, CEO at YouDecide talks about how HR teams can identify potential gaps in healthcare benefits and decrease out-of-pocket expenses for employees in 2018. With the new year approaching, HR managers are shifting their focus to benefit planning for the 2019 plan year. While questions loom about what direction healthcare benefits will take, the stability of voluntary benefits continue to be top of mind for many employers .
3 ways to improve the open enrollment process
Let’s face it – open enrollment is not a static event. It takes months of planning to execute a seamless and productive experience for employees. For many companies, open enrollment is the only time employees focus on reviewing their benefits package. Creating exceptional benefit solutions your employees need, want, and love is not just a science, it’s an art. Prior to the open enrollment event, HR managers should reflect and act on last year’s wins and headaches – what worked and what did not.
How Employers and HR Managers Can Better Incentivize Voluntary Benefit Registration
Voluntary benefits (VB) are the puzzle pieces that complete your core benefit offerings, thereby comprising a fully developed financial wellness package. Just like core benefits, many VB programs provide the incentives of additional financial savings, reduced underwriting, and ease of enrollment when purchased through an employer. Aligning core and VB programs as a unified package will help employees understand how these programs work and the value they provide.
3 key factors to a successful voluntary benefits program
Having the expertise to navigate, procure, communicate and implement voluntary programs can be overwhelming for many HR teams. (Photo: Shutterstock) Creating a successful voluntary benefits (VB) program with the products, services and solutions your employees value is no easy task. The VB marketplace is an entirely different sector than traditional core benefits. Each program and carrier come with unique requirements and regulations.
And the Oscar goes to ...
Which voluntary benefits stand out among the rest? (Photo: iStock) With the 2017 Oscars coming up, individuals and fans around the world are anxious to hear the nominees and winners before the big show. Related: Quality of benefits packages affects company reputation Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO.com, part of your ALM digital membership. Benefits:Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO.com content isn’t changing.
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