The Children’s Health Insurance Program Re-authorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by the 111th Congress and signed by President Obama. The legislation extends and expands a program – the State Children’s Health Insurance Program – that was initially implemented a decade ago, and will now extend to 2013.
I apologize in advance. This post is rather dry, but it contains extremely important information. Below are the federally mandated notices you must provide employees participating in your group health plan. Even if you have a Third Party Administrator (TPA), you are not excused from knowing this information.
Despite the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 9.5%, some employees are still considering job changes. Among employees that are looking in these tough times, a good percentage are actually finding work. According to the US Labor department – even in these tough times – July saw businesses welcome 71,000 new employees to their payrolls. With an average hourly wage of $22 dollars, I’d say that employers shouldn’t relax their retention efforts.
Why are employees considering jumping ship? According to Deloitte’s Ethics and Workplace Survey report released July 26th, it’s the usual suspects: Missing Transparency, Lack of Trust, and Work Life Balance.
You may have guessed that I am a relationship based manager. I believe there are major workplace payoffs for getting to know your employees and responding to their professional goals and needs. My response to the age old question: “Is it better to be loved or feared?” It is much better to be loved. Fear only goes so far.
I’m taking the time to post a link to the Manager Tools website: www.manager-tools.com. The site features a lot of helpful information for new and seasoned managers. I’ve never needed to purchase their premium content because they have so much useful free information.
