Publishers’ Auxiliary needs your input
Publishers’ Auxiliary is working on a human resources issue and would like help from newspapers by answering the following questions. The comments will be used to write a story for the August issue.
Please send your answers/comments directly to stan@nna.org
1. Does your company offer health insurance benefits to employees?
2. How many employees do you have,
2a. and roughly what percentage participates in your health insurance program?
2b. For those who do not participate, why do you believe they don’t (is it the cost, another family member may providing coverage under another plan, etc.)?
3. What kind of process do you have to decide on insurance coverage (price comparisons, benefits, etc.).
3a. Is it done by the owner/publisher, or assigned to a staff member or a committee?
4. Do you annually receive bids for costs, or do you renew with the same company if the premium does not increase by a substantial amount?
5. What percentage of the health insurance cost do you pay? (Some pay the entire price for single, others pay a percentage.)
5a. Does the company pay any of the cost for a family plan?
6. What has been your experience in the last five years regarding costs?
6a. Does the rising cost for health insurance threaten your company being able to continue offering this benefit?
7. How important do your employees think this benefit is?
7a. How competitive do you believe you can be in recruiting talent if you do not offer health insurance?
Please send your answers/comments directly to stan@nna.org