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For CFOs: How Healthcare Consumerism Can Reduce Costs and Improve Employee Experience
As insurers and employers attempt to adapt to increasing healthcare costs, they have moved towards a model that encourages healthcare consumerism. The Affordable Care Act marketplace and the rise of high-deductible health plans mean that employees have more choices...
Getting the Best Bang for Your Buck in Employee Benefits
No business that wants to win with talent can undersell the importance of valuable employee benefits, but if HR leaders and insurance brokers spring for every trend or try to find the most comprehensive possible coverage in every situation, those costs can quickly...
Launchways Client Tandem Fosters Diversity and Inclusion to Spur Innovation
Growing companies are increasingly turning to diversity and inclusion, or D&I, initiatives to fuel their success. People are the ultimate drivers of business success and having the widest range of perspectives available to tackle business challenges is an...
The CFO’s Complete Guide to Assessing the Health of the HR Function
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are now becoming more and more engaged in the HR function, and ensuring that each and every aspect of HR is reviewed carefully and regularly is an important step forward for any organization. Data from a Robert Half survey shows that HR...
How to Make Your Workplace More LGBTQ Friendly (And Why You Should)
The LGBTQ community has yet to have full federal protection in the workplace against discrimination. In May 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which bans discrimination because of an employee’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity,...
Home Telehealth Can Reduce Your Business’s Healthcare Costs: Here’s How
We live in a digital age where every aspect of people's personal and professional lives is increasingly conducted in the cloud. Companies and employees alike are adapting to and taking advantage of new possibilities for remote working, continuous communication, and...
Updates to What Employers Can Ask about Wage History in Illinois
The Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 has been amended, effective September 29, 2019, with updated guidelines on what employers can and cannot base hiring decisions on. Particularly, employers cannot make hiring decisions based on salary history of candidates. So, what...
Learn How to Win the War for Talent
No organization can survive, thrive, or grow without great talent. With that said, unemployment is at its lowest in nearly 40 years, which means difference-making employees have greater power and more opportunities to pick their landing spot of choice than ever...
How to Choose a New Health Insurance Broker
Choosing a new health insurance broker to manage your employee benefits can be an overwhelming task. Health insurance and employee benefits are a large part of your payroll expenses, so picking your broker is a high-stakes affair. The quality of your new insurance...
Aligning Compensation Structure with Business Strategy & Company Culture
Employee compensation represents one of an organization’s biggest and most crucial investments. With the right compensation structure in place, an organization can hire and retain great talent to drive profitable business. On the other hand, a poor compensation...
High-Deductible Plans Are Better Than Ever, Thanks to New IRS Rules
Amid legislation that pushes consumerism in healthcare while putting greater burdens on healthcare consumers, employers and employees alike have turned to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) to minimize their healthcare costs. As premiums continue to rise, these...
Is it time to switch benefits brokers? Here’s How to Know
When was the last time you considered how well your employee benefits broker was performing? In the intense war for talent that we’re now experiencing across industries, you can’t risk overlooking any aspect of recruitment and retention strategy. Employee benefits are...