Blog: Working Benefits
05/04/12The real cost of health insurance for small employersMost employers struggle with the cost of providing benefits to their staff, especially health insurance. |
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04/30/12The Cost of IncentivesI recently came across a story that talked about how employers are beginning to use cash incentives to motivate employees in their wellness programs. |
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04/16/12Cost Control Strategies for Benefit PlansWhen I meet with employers about their benefit plans, every single one of them talks about how expensive it is and how it’s becoming more and more difficult to offer benefits to their employees. We all know that the rising cost of health care, the increased usage of health care and the aging of our population is increasing costs to a breaking point. |
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03/26/12Using Benefits to Recruit and RetainI talk with all kinds of business owners and executives from all kinds of industries and all different sizes. As different as many of them are, there are still some traits they share in common. |
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02/24/12Resolutions?We are into a new year – 2012 – how many of us sat down at the end of 2011 and said “My New Years Resolution is to _______”. Most people, me included, start the year off with a bang. Yes, I’m ready to exercise more, eat healthier, BE healthier. |
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02/20/12Blank CheckThe more employers I talk with, the more I hear the challenge of finding the right balance between encouraging and supporting employees to make healthy lifestyle choices and getting too much into “their business.” |
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02/06/12Business Confidence and Affordable Health InsuranceI was fortunate enough to be one of the lucky 1500 + people that attended the AEDC Economic Forecast luncheon this past week. Lots of good news was reported there, including 1700 new jobs in our market this past year. |
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01/26/12To Engage or Not to EngageThere has been a lot of discussion on employee engagement recently. And, there should be. The research that started the buzz has demonstrated that engaged employees drive greater profitability, lower costs, higher client satisfaction and better quality. |
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01/13/12Know Your NumbersRecently, our company invested in bringing in a professional group that took the biometrics, such as cholesterol, weight, body fat, etc., of each staff member. Within a matter of 15 minutes we all “knew our numbers.” |
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01/06/12Experts: Don't Overlook Disability BenefitsA majority of employee benefits are focused on health care. But, if you’re really interested in providing protection for your employees, life and disability insurance shouldn’t be overlooked. |
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12/19/11Ready, Set, Enroll: Employer Efforts Can Boost Morale, ComplianceNow is the time of year that many employers and benefit managers are faced with open enrollments. Some look toward this with dread. After the assualt of the annual increase that most health plans experience, HR staff are now faced with employee meetings and mountains of paper work. It’s like insult to injury. However, if it’s done right, it can become your diamond in the rough. |
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12/12/11Holidays and your HealthThe temperatures have dropped, as have the leaves, and now the snow is falling. It can only mean one thing…the holiday’s are right around the corner. |
