When you manage a business, you likely offer employee benefits. However, your employees may not know what they need, might have voiced their opinions, or need a little help participating in the program. Take a look at these few salient points directed at guiding employee benefits choices, ensuring that everyone on the team can participate if they like.
Which Benefits Do Employees Need?
On your end, you must determine the sorts of benefits your employees need. Yes, you should listen and make additions as needed. At the same time, a basic employee benefits plan should include:
- Health insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- AD&D•Critical Illness coverage
- Paid time off
- Sick leave and potential sick leave banks
- Group life Insurance
- Regular holidays
When you build a robust benefits program, your team members are more likely to participate. This is a simple fact of life, and you want your team to buy in, enjoy the benefits they receive, and even remain with the company because the benefits are so good.
Effective Benefits Communication
Everyone on your team needs to know exactly when benefits open enrollment is, what is available, and how to make those choices. Moreover, you need to make sure that you are consistently communicating with the team about these benefits plans. One email isn’t enough. You want a regular stream of emails and messages that will keep everyone on track
You also want to use reminders to help your team know when open enrollment ends, if anything has changed, and more. The more you talk about benefits, the more they become normalized in the office.
Benefits Meetings
Finally, it helps to host benefits meetings with carrier representatives. When you schedule a few meetings for your team to listen, ask questions, and gain a better understanding of every benefits program, you can be sure that they will feel more comfortable. Plus, this helps everyone make a wise decision. They don’t need to feel like they’re guessing when making their elections.
Reach Out to Martinelli Benefits Advisors for More Information on Employee Benefits Programs and Participation
Reach out to our team right away if you have questions about your current employee benefits plan, want to build a new plan, or need help driving participation. Our experts understand how to build and administer your benefits program—plus, we can help you make adjustments when needed.