Premiums for health insurance offered through the federal exchange are expected to increase by an average of 12 percent next year, according to a recent study conducted by insurance information firm HealthPocket.
With colleges and universities dismissing for the final time during the 2014-15 school season, a fair share of these students will be shedding their undergraduate title and entering the workforce. The market’s infusion of new talent makes it an ideal time for hiring, which based on polling data is something that business owners – large and small – expect to do.
Everyone appreciates the comfort of knowing that they have the financial resources they need to take care of their health and well-being, both for themselves and their family. But the same kind of assuredness isn’t found with something else that most everyone hopes for: retirement. Employers may be able to help, though.
One of the ways in which employers are aiming to help their workers achieve their fitness goals – as well as increase their company’s productivity – is through workplace wellness benefits programs.
When it comes to consumers’ understanding of the ACA’s requirements over and above the coverage mandate, Americans still have a lot to learn.
In the last 12 months, roughly 1 in 4 business owners say that they’ve lost a good employee to another company that paid a higher salary, according to a recent survey conducted by staffing firm Robert Half.
Business owners are hiring. However, once workers are enticed to apply – whether through incentives like employee benefits or effective advertising – hiring managers are increasingly finding that the people being interviewed aren’t the best fit for the job, newly released data suggests.
More than 50 percent of respondents in a new poll indicated that they were “painfully frustrated” by the annual enrollment period, according to marketing analytics and human capital firm Bug Insights
Close to 12 million consumers have selected health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Approximately 70 percent of college-aged employment seeking adults favors job security over one that has a high level of emotional investment or one that they’re truly passionate about.
