Hot on the heels of annual enrollment, employers’ next benefits communication challenge is just around the corner. In a few months, HR will need to send … Read more
Jennifer Benz is Chief Strategist and Founder of Benz Communications, a San Francisco-based consultancy that focuses on custom, comprehensive benefits and HR communications services. Jen is an active member of the Council for Communication Management, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Northern California Human Resources Association and Women in Consulting. Contact her at jen@benzcommunications.com.
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Tips For Enrollment
Last of three parts What’s left to say during enrollment if you told your employees everything else about the Affordable Care Act (see part 1 and part 2 of … Read more
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Must-Do’s This Summer
Second of three parts Yes, you need to get your health care reform communication out this summer. That will get you ahead of the consumer marketing and … Read more
What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Where You Should Start
First of three parts It has been more than three years since we first told you what to tell employees about health care reform. We’ve gone on a … Read more
Finally – Labor Dept. Sets Deadline to Tell Employees About State Exchanges
The U.S. Department of Labor just cleared up a piece of the ambiguity lurking in your health care reform communication strategy! You may remember that the … Read more
A Health Care Media Onslaught Is Coming, But Will You Be Ready For It?
Have you noticed an uptick in stories on health care? The ugly “U.S.-pays-way-more-than-any-other-country-for-health-care” graphics we used to … Read more
3 Ways to Help Employees With Their Physical and Financial Wellness
Your workplace wellness campaign may be missing a huge opportunity. And it’s all because of how you define the word “wellness.” Or rather, how you don’t … Read more
4 Ways to Make Your Benefits Communications Plans Successful
You may remember from our Inside Benefits Communication Survey that only 22 percent of employers reported that they currently document their communications … Read more
3 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be THE Year for Benefits Communications
Benefits communication rarely gets the credit — or attention, or budget, or planning — it deserves. Despite well-documented empirical evidence of its … Read more
Did Your Open Enrollment Results Match Your Health Care Strategy?
Now that open enrollment is over, it’s time to look at its results. Your results will be key in helping you shape your strategy for the coming year. Take a … Read more
3 Reasons to Keep Communicating AFTER Open Enrollment Ends
During annual open enrollment, your employees are reading and hearing a lot about the importance of using their medical plans, participating in wellness … Read more
Open Enrollment? Here’s What Your Employees Are Saying About It
Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall when your employees are talking about open enrollment? Every open enrollment season we share snippets of the … Read more
Communicating About HSAs and CDHPs During Open Enrollment Season
It’s open enrollment season, and many employers are seeking to increase enrollment in consumer driven health plans (CDHPs). To make sure these plans are … Read more
How Benefits Communications Can Help the Fight Against Obesity
The story is getting scarier and scarier with each study. And yet, little is changing. Obesity rates continue to increase for all Americans to the point … Read more
The 5 Best Social Media Tools For Employee Benefits Communication
We’re glad to see more companies are starting to use social media! But we’re still surprised by how many don’t think it’s possible or are worried about … Read more
Social Media Trends: For HR — and For Organizational Transformation
Deloitte recently published its 2012 Human Capital Trends Report. The report highlights trends that are driving HR organizations to make leaps in … Read more
4 Simple (and Inexpensive) Ways to Improve Your Benefits Communication
When it comes to benefits, we know one size doesn’t fit all. But most companies still use that approach for their benefits communication. While targeting … Read more
Benefits Coverage Summary: Are You Up to Date on Latest Changes?
A couple of weeks ago, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations and guidelines for the Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC), which … Read more
3 Things You Should Communicate to Employees After Open Enrollment
Open enrollment was a challenge. You used every tool you have — social media, posters, postcards, a website, managers, your sense of humor and patience—to … Read more
The Latest Internet Statistics: Health is a Top Search Subject
The latest Internet statistics are out and one thing is clear: People want to find health information online. The statistics, from the Pew Internet study … Read more