https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us The days of employees spending their entire careers at one company are long gone, as the average employee will change jobs 12 times throughout their career. This environment of high turnover makes it... The days of employees spending their entire careers at one company are long gone, as the average employee will change jobs 12 times throughout their career. This environment of high turnover makes it...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6253 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/6253-the-three-es-of-employer-provided-life-insurance-education-encouragement-enrollment Boosting Voluntary Benefits Graph As older employees prepare for retirement, considerations about where to spend their golden years is paramount. To help with that decision, they might want to consider new research from financial website WalletHub about the best and worst places to retire. The firm's analysts compared the retiree-friendliness of the 150 largest U.S. cities across 40 key metrics - including... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4450 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:34:30 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/4450-10-worst-cities-for-retirement Just about every employer we work with is focused on creating an organizational culture that enables employees to thrive and therefore increase productivity. Of course, their effectiveness varies widely. Some organizations have... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/2599 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:13:48 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/2599-workplace-culture-is-king After Monday's reminder about the Oct. 1 deadline for Affordable Care Act communications, the following question came up frequently - Does the notice requirement apply to employers with less than 50 employees? Further clarification is provided... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/892 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:48:35 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/892-more-on-the-oct-1-aca-notices-who-has-to-provide-them The October 1 deadline for employers to notify employees of their health coverage options is looming yet the majority of employees say their company has yet to communicate any changes, according to a survey released this morning by Aflac. Sixty-nine percent of employees surveyed say their employer hasn't communicated changes coming to their benefits package due to health care reform, despite... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/891 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:47:41 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/891-employees-say-companies-have-yet-to-communicate-benefit-changes The IRS and HHS have been issuingï؟½guidance and notices, as well as regulations, regarding the definition of affordable coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But employers seem to be caught up in household income, 8%, 9.5% and what constitutes affordable coverage to avoid penalties. So breaking down this one issue of ï؟½affordability,ï؟½ letï؟½s summarize where we presently appear to be... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/667 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:21:21 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/667-affordable-coverage-under-ppaca-theoretically With a substantial portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act set to go into effect in 2014, employers are working to determine how the law will impact them, their business and their employees. Because the law will require most employers to provide affordable minimum essential health insurance coverage to full-time employees or face financial penalties, employers must... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/666 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:54:47 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/666-a-walk-through-on-full-time-vs-part-time-for-ppaca Approximately 47 minutes into his 75-minute talk on the Affordable Care Act, Mark Nielsen found himself saying something for the third or fourth time ï؟½ repetitive enough that he felt the need to draw attention to it: "We don't know how much information the Department of Health and Human Services will want." Speaking at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plansï؟½ Washington legislative update on Monday, Nielsen acknowledged how easy it is... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/655 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:16:48 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/655-aca-regulations-rife-with-unknowns The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes many requirements applicable to employer group health plans. Some of these requirements are already effective but some of the most significant requirements will become effective in 2014. Employers should now be considering what they need to... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/654 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:11:29 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/654-aca-prep-now-this-year-and-in-2014 Health care reform is due to bring significant changes to the payment and reimbursement of dental services, including little-noted - but not low-cost - orthodontia. Dental industry experts weigh in on the potential implications. The American Association of Orthodontists saysï؟½ http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/569 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:32:41 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/569-dental-benefits-unraveling