Because health care coverage is one of the most expensive ...

[meagbuch]

Because health care coverage is one of the most expensive benefits employers provide, many employers are trying to cut costs. What are some strategies for minimizing costs associated with employee health care?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

As an HR manager, you need to control costs associated with unemployment insurance. What are steps you can take to protect your employer from paying unemployment claims for employees who were dismissed for inadequate performance?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[Mollythedog]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Employers are endeavoring to rein in health-care costs. Most cost-control efforts should start by instituting methods for measuring and auditing health-care costs. One survey found that although the industry standard for percentage of claims errors is 3, the actual percentage of claims with errors was about 6.3. Several possible strategies include wellness programs, on-site primary care, retaining cost containment specialists, offering health savings accounts, high deductible plans, defined contribution health insurance plans, and accountable care organizations (ACO).

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
 Keep a documented history of lateness, absence, and warning notices
 Warn chronically late employees before discharging them
 Have a policy that three days' absence without calling is reason for automatic discharge
 Request a doctor's note on return to work after absence
 Make written approval for personal leave mandatory
 Stipulate date for return to work from leave
 Obtain a signed resignation statement
 Mail job abandonment letters if an employee fails to return on time following a leave
 Document all instances of poor performance
 Require supervisors to document the steps taken to remedy the situation
 File the protest against a former employee's unemployment claim on time
 Use proper terminology on claim form and attach documented evidence regarding separation
 Attend hearings and appeal unwarranted claim
 Check every claim against the individual's personnel file
 Routinely conduct exit interviews to produce information for protesting unemployment claims