Some issues just seem to come up again and again By: Bill Zolis One thing I’ve learned in working with owners and Human Resources managers in a great many different workplaces over the years is...
Weight-Loss Drugs: Where Do Benefits Plans Stand?
Many questions remain to be answered By: Bill Zolis I don’t think I can remember any new prescription medication hitting the market that created anywhere near the excitement that the new...
Watching Out for the Pitfalls
Things we need to make sure we communicate to plan members. By: Bill Zolis It’s not easy being a benefits administrator. The benefits are about providing employees with a safety net of protection...
Why You Should Promote Your Benefits Plan to Employees
Employees may not understand the true value of their benefits if you don’t tell them By:Bill Zolis One thing that often strikes me when I talk to people in the industry is that there are quite a few...
How Effective Are Your Benefits?
Trend in benefits management is toward carefully planned efficiency and synergy By: Bill Zolis I’m often asked, especially at this time of year, about emerging trends in benefits management, what...
What is Care Washing?
How to avoid sending all the wrong messages when we try to make things better By: Bill Zolis I have to admit that I never heard the term “care washing” until quite recently, but when I looked into...
Stress: The Problem Without the Solution?
Healthcare survey points the way to providing solutions in workplace wellness By: Bill Zolis We have all experienced stress, we have a pretty good general idea of what stress is, we talk about...
How to Talk to Your Doctor
A doctor’s ability to provide care depends a lot on the information the patient provides By: Bill Zolis I’ve read that the first 30 seconds of our conversation with a doctor are the most important,...
Should Financial Planning be Seen as a Core Benefit?
Providing access to financial planning can play an outsize role in employee wellness By: Bill Zolis I think the two questions I get asked most often when I sit down with clients to go over the...
How Will Government Dental Plan Impact Benefits?
New Canadian Dental Care Plan is no match for existing dental benefits plans By: Bill Zolis When we first heard that the government was going to start a dental care program for people who do not...
Beyond The Flu Shot
Do we have all our bases covered when it comes to the recommended vaccinations? By: Bill Zolis We’ve all been talking about vaccines over the last couple of years, particularly because of Covid-19,...
Emotional Salary – More than Just a New Buzzword
Employees are telling us they need real recognition if we want them to stick around By: Bill Zolis I have to admit that it wasn’t very long ago that I first heard the term “emotional salary.” But...