Author Question: Because health care coverage is one of the most expensive benefits employers provide, many employers ... (Read 212 times)

meagbuch

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 568
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

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 340
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



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.

Did you know?

Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.

Did you know?

There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).

Did you know?

Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.

Did you know?

Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library