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Virtual Medicine
(This question came to me Anonymously - Steve) My company has been considering alternatives to traditional group insurance efforts because we want to make sure our employees are getting personal…
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Compensation Study
I’m looking for a firm to do a compensation study for executive level staff, faculty and administrators. Faculty and Administrators are part of a union.
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Health Plan Cost Comparison Worksheet
Hello, We are looking to develop a Health Plan Cost Comparison Worksheet our employees can utilize to ensure they are picking the best health plan for their situation.…
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Voluntary Benefits
Hello! We are looking at adding accident insurance and critical illness. Does anyone else provide this benefit? If so, what are you charging at this time?
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What is your vacation / PTO award for 15+ years of service?
My management team is considering awarding an additional week (40 hours) of PTO to employees who have been with us longer than 15 years. Presently we are at 80 hours per year for years of service 0…
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Performance Reviews Not Tied to Merit Increases
We are considering doing away with (or drastically changing) our Annual performance review process so that performance reviews and wage adjustments are separate processes rather than being…
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Unlimited PTO
We are considering transitioning from an annual accrual of time off to unlimited PTO for our salaried employees. Can anyone who has made this transition share any tips?…
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When to continue counting time under FMLA
I have an employee that is currently on medical leave. Her doctor has listed her as being fully disabled through a particular date and then states she can work from home 4 hrs/day for the next…
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Job Grades/Career Progression
Hello, I work in a manufacturing plant, where we are lean in the different positions we have where employees feel they are stuck in their same position for 15 years and not progressing.…
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Social Club Dues
I work for a bank and we offer some sales positions to be eligible for Social Club Dues reimbursement (golf courses, dinner clubs, etc.). We are reviewing this policy and it's a hard one to find…
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PTO Policy Design & Bereavement Leave
We are looking to refresh our PTO policy. Our employees currently start accruing upon hire but do not start with anything being dumped in upon hire. I am not sure if that is common or not?…
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PTO Leave Banks
For those that use PTO banks, how did you set your accrual maximum? Do you have a "use or lose" annual policy with it or do you allow employees to accrue to a maximum # of hours?
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PTO Donation Policy
We are currently looking at revising our PTO Donation policy. Currently we only allow employees to donate to other employees who are on a leave status ( short-term disability to help with the first…
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Part Time Employee Vacation Accrual
We have a handful of PT employees now, more than ever before. We have never granted vacation to PT employees, but now that we have more of them we are looking at doing so!…
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Wage rate for Interns
I'm trying to establish a new benchmark hourly rate for summer interns in an office environment. Can anyone send me information on how they are determining what intern wage rates will be for summer…
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Sick Leave Policy Levels
We have a very generous sick leave policy (90 days). Basically it tells that if you are sick stay home. I am looking for a some what generous leave policy but not to that extent.…
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Transition from annual PTO dump to bi-weekly accrual
We currently give employees their full PTO balance on their anniversary date (or after 90 days for new hires) and only allow employees to carry over 40 hours of PTO each year.…
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Unlimited Vacation (considering moving to this, looking for feedback)
We are considering an unlimited vacation benefit for our exempt level staff and I am looking for any feedback from those who have this type of plan currently. Thanks!
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Fixed Rate for a Job
Hello, I have been asked to look into the possibility of paying PRN employees a flat fixed rate for the job. For example, $50.00 for a two hour assessment of a client's well being.…
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Wrap Documents
(This question came to me anonymously - Steve) Our benefits broker has asked us to consider adding a Wrap Document so that all of our 5500 forms for our Group Benefits are under one system.…
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Bereavement Leave Maximum
(This came to me from Donna Rogers) How many days off (paid or unpaid) can employees take off work for loss of a loved one at your organization?
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Bereavement Leave
What is your bereavement leave policy (number days off, what family members)? And for relativity, how large is your organization (# of employees)?
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Bereavement Pay Policy
We currently have a rather old bereavement policy that was designed to prevent fraud and abuse but doesn't seem to provide for the more serious issues related to death of a spouse,…
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Move from paying current to arrears
Hi! We are considering moving from paying current on 24 pay cycles to paying in arrears. Has anyone done this? If so, I'd love to connect!
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Holiday for 4-Day Work Week?
How do you handle the following situation? You have a FT, exempt level employee who works a 4-day work week (M-Th). There are a few company-observed holidays this year that fall on a Friday.…
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