Many HR teams across the country now wonder if there's any hope of ever improving their OE experience. There is hope for a better OE, and brokers can make that happen for their clients.
Being proactive in the planning process will ensure that employers have a competitive employee benefits package that serves both their needs and those of their employees.
Think about a range of options – Zoom webinars, postcards to employees' homes and text messages to their cell phones – to meet your people where they are.
If the mere mention of open enrollment makes you shudder, you likely feel an overwhelming sense of disbelief that you had to go through yet another year with a less-than-stellar benefits technology solution.
When you regularly use your employee benefits technology to gather and analyze data, you'll be able to work smarter, not harder, saving you and your company time and money.
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