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What are voluntary benefits?

WEX Inc.

Voluntary benefits give employees the opportunity to further customize their benefits package to meet their personal needs. And they serve as an excellent cost-effective recruitment and retention tool for employers as they look for ways to improve their benefits offerings. Why are some examples of voluntary benefits?

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Making Your Voluntary Benefits Program a Success

InterWest Insurance Services

Both employers and employees have much to gain from a solid voluntary benefits program. For employers, offering a range of voluntary insurance products can help increase employee satisfaction – along with loyalty and morale – and make the business more competitive in attracting and retaining the best talent.

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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

Hospital indemnity coverage is generally offered as part of a voluntary benefits package, and often at little or no cost to the employer. Employees pay part or all of the premiums via payroll deduction. We can help you customize your voluntary benefits package and coordinate it with your existing group medical offering.

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Payroll services for small businesses

Higginbotham

Payroll processing is a necessary part of having employees. It can seem simple at first glance, but when you start adding in things like overtime and vacations, the payroll process can start to get complicated. That’s why payroll services for small businesses can be a lifesaver. Payroll Mistakes Happen.

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Aster Group ensures its benefits align with employees’ needs

Employee Benefits

.” The organisation’s benefits offering is flexible and defined by three key themes: health, wealth and lifestyle. Additional voluntary benefits include private medical insurance, payroll giving, bikes-for-work, critical illness cover, a cash plan upgrade options and the choice of two pension schemes.

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Dental and Vision Benefits Are Inexpensive, and a Big Hit with Workers

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers nationwide are looking for ways to attract and retain talent and differentiate themselves from competing employers, and many are looking to the two most popular voluntary benefits: employee dental and vision plans. At 24% of employers, the worker pays 100% of the cost via a payroll deduction program. Plan structures.

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What’s the hottest, zero cost benefit in Employee Benefit planning today?

CorpStrat

Voluntary Benefits. Voluntary Benefits, commonly referred to as AFLAC, can help employees maintain their income by paying cash benefits directly to them. Employees can use these cash benefits to help cover rent, groceries, and other daily living expenses while they’re out of work.