According to a new report from the Transamerica Center for Health Studies, among those who are still uninsured, nearly half – 46 percent – have never heard of the individual mandate.
Polls and history show that employee benefits are a key way in which business owners – be them small or large – retain workers in order to remain competitive. And according to a newly released survey, a larger percentage of employers are turning to voluntary benefits for similar purposes.
Whether it’s through a generous salary, employee benefits or a convivial atmosphere, business owners and human resource professionals typically concern themselves with retention factors once potential workers become official staff members. But the results of a recent survey suggest that decision makers may want to address this issue from the moment job seekers start the application process.
Nearly 85 percent of surveyed executives indicated that they encourage their employees to try to effectively balance their home life with the one they have at the office, according to executive staffing and job search firm Battalia Winston.
Just 22 percent of employed adults said that the amount of money they made had the biggest impact on their overall level of contentment in their professions, according to new polling data conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Spherion, a staffing services firm.
Health care benefit costs among plans offered by employers are expected to increase by 6.5 percent next year, the National Business Group on Health reported.
While the jobless rate in America is slowly improving there’s still a high number of people worldwide who aren’t gainfully employed, based on the results of a recent survey.
Ever since the Affordable Care Act went live in October, when people without employee benefits or private coverage turned to the exchanges in order to enroll, the news cycle regarding health care in America has been highly active. Much of the discussion has focused on how employers are impacted by the health care reform law, as some companies are required to offer coverage to their staff, depending on how many people companies employ.
While the long-time unemployed may make some concessions to the ideal situation in order to land a job, there are still certain issues that they’re unwilling to bend on – the top one being employee benefits, according to the results of a recently released survey.
While automation may seem like a job killer, a new survey suggests that if frequently opens up new employment opportunities, helping to broaden what a company provides to its staff as well as its clientele.
