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In Memoriam Thomas G. Williams – InterWest Chairman & CEO 1992 – 2008

InterWest Insurance Services

Thankfully, Tom’s wisdom and guidance brought together InterWest’s founding firms as he led the organization as CEO and Chairman from 1992 to 2008. I can safely say that without Tom’s influence InterWest as we know it may never have come to be. Tom was a role model to many and friend to all who met him.

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Pay awards hit highest level since 2008

Employee Benefits

It found the sharpest rate of increase in pay since December 2008 and a significant jump from a median award of 2% in the rolling quarter to December 2021. The post Pay awards hit highest level since 2008 appeared first on Employee Benefits. hike in the most recent period, up from 1.3% just a month earlier.

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Number of self-employed falls, except for over-50s

Workplace Insight

Tens of thousands more over 50s are now running their own businesses despite an overall decline in self-employment since 2020, new analysis of workforce statistics shows. Furthermore, of those aged 50 and over in self-employment, as many as one in six (15 percent) launched their businesses within the past three years.

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Employers to Offer Record Pay Rises in 2023

HR Digest

While most companies give a 3% raise on employee salaries , they are putting aside budgets to give a raise of 4.1%, a record high since the Great Recession of 2008. Employers are offering the biggest hike since The Great Recession. These factors are often not captured in salary budgets but they show an increase in employer spending.

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4.4 million employees are covered by corporate health insurance

Employee Benefits

More than four million people are now covered by health insurance through their employer, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). million in 2022, the highest number since 2008. The number of employees benefitting from health insurance increased by 8% from four million in 2021 to 4.4 million in 2022.

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The impact of Dobbs on employer provided healthcare

Business Management Daily

This is a post about the options employers have in the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 24 Dobbs v. Can employers underwrite employees’ medical travel? Unless you’re a public employer, the workplace isn’t a democracy, so you can prohibit some speech and not others. This is not a post about politics.

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Benefits in a Multi-generational Workplace

InterWest Insurance Services

Because of this, employers have to be crafty in how they set up their benefits packages so that they address these various needs. But don’t fret, getting something that everyone likes into your package is not too expensive, particularly if you are offering voluntary benefits to which you may or may not contribute as an employer.