Wellness Program Risks.
If your business has this common – and increasingly popular – fringe benefit you might be at legal risk without even knowing it. Some corporations have an onsite employee fitness room as part of a formal wellness program. Others simply…
Hidden Legal Risk for Employers.
For most firms, voluntary benefits are a win-win arrangement. But there could be hidden risks. On the positive side, voluntary benefits cost employers next to nothing, yet boost employees’ morale and benefits satisfaction. an Aon survey found 77 percent of…
Why Do Sick Employees Come to Work?
In the last few years, “presenteeism” has become an even larger concern for a lot of companys than absenteeism. Although many HR/benefits managers hate the admittedly overused term, presenteeism is however a real issue in nearly every workplace. Most widely,…
Wellness Programs and Ethnic Profiling.
In many segments of society, we hear about racial and ethnic profiling in negative ways. But what about when it comes to wellness programs? When used for the specific purpose of beginning – or investigating - a wellness or…
Wellness Program Obstacles.
Nearly two-thirds of organizations with wellness programs offer workers incentives – financial or otherwise – to participate. But only one firm in five has seen major betterment in employees’ health status (and lower costs) within two years of launching the…
Medical Insurance Company Accountability.
Are your healthcare programs delivering on your vendors’ promises? Just as importantly, how can you hold providers accountable if you’re not getting what you compensated for? Here’s one proven way – Develop a vendor scorecard. Scorecards alone won’t bring down…
Tobacco use Bans Get Mixed Review.
At the end of the day, is it worthwhile to ban tobacco use on the premises at your company? It depends on the steps you take to support staff members attempting to kick the habit, finds a recent research study…
Wellness Programs – Smokers Beware.
In the last few years, there’s been a rising trend for public businesss – not just private companies – to ban tobacco use. Here’s what your peers are doing. What’s New in Benefits and Compensation recently surveyed 374 of our…
Wellness Programs – Quitters Do Win.
Quitting smoking at any age can improve a person’s health. and believe it or not, older workers often fair better with smoking cessation than younger workers. As reported by the Journal of American Medicine, Duke University reseearchers tracked 573…
Promoting Financial Wellness.
In this recession economy and out-of-control staff member debt, many companys who don’t have automatic 401(k) enrollment have seen participation drop. Here’s how one small corporation in Arizona cleverly tied 401(k) education to employees’ other financial concerns. Rather than simply…