Employees who have been taught to handle their money wisely will not only be easier to provide benefits to – they’ll also make adjusting and perfecting a benefit package a lot more simple.
According to the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), 90 percent of U.S. corporations now offer an employee wellness program of some kind, but many are not achieving the highest possible levels of participation.
A recent national survey found Americans are expecting to work longer, The Associated Press reports, with many focusing on an amount of money they’ll need to retire rather than a target age.
Data recently released by Standard & Poor’s Indices reveals the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered under private insurance and Medicare rose 5.75 percent in the 12 months ending September 2011.
A report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) indicates employee access to paid sick days could save as much as $1 billion in annual healthcare costs, including $500 million of taxpayer money that supports public health programs.
The United States Supreme Court has indicated it will allot five-and-a-half hours for argument when reviewing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an exceptional amount of time for a body that generally allows one hour for both sides.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a grant of $1 million to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), The SHRM Foundation and the Families and Work Institute (FWI), to be used in improving the availability of flexible workplaces.
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the rate of uninsured Americans held steady in 2010, with about 16.3 percent of Americans living without health coverage.
