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Employee Benefits
By Matt Bacak
Does employee benefit administration have you more confused than ever? If so, it's no wonder. Even a simple employee benefit plan can create mounds of paperwork and management problems for businesses. To make matters worse, it has become increasingly difficult for businesses to compete in today's labor market without offering an employee benefit program of some kind. Most employees today expect full employee benefits and many believe they should receive benefits equivalent to a federal employee benefit program. Even employees that work for minimum wage commonly expect to receive employee benefits similar to the Wal Mart employee benefit program.
Whether you like it or not, employee benefits have become a must have for most employers. Not only does offering employee benefits help you to keep up with the competition, but it can also be a good way to attract and retain quality employees as well as promote teamwork and morale in your organization.
If you are considering offering an employee benefit plan to your employees in order to remain competitive and retain quality employees, it's important to understand the key components of a plan and employee benefit management.
So, what is the minimum employee benefits you should offer? Take a look at the basics below.
Health benefits are considered to be the core of any employee benefit plan by most employees. Today most employers offer a choice between either an HMO or a PPO and cover approximately 80% of the premium for their employees as well as the dependents of their employees. You may also consider offering dental and vision coverage.
The other key component of an employee benefits program is a savings program. By and far, the most popular plan of this type is the 401(k) savings plan. Keep in mind that you can offer a 401(k) to your employees without actually contributing any funds yourself. If you do choose to generously make contributions to your employee's savings plan, you might consider setting a cap out amount. For example, you might agree to contribute no more than $1000 a year per employee. That is quite standard among most small businesses that offer this type of plan.
While health and savings benefits comprise the core of most employee benefit plans, it's important to recognize that you can be flexible when designing an employee benefit program. Many employers today are offering employee benefits in a most creative way to satisfy the emerging unique interests of their employees. For example, many businesses are now offering onsite child care, pet insurance, domestic partner benefits and meal reimbursements for employees that typically put in overtime.
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