6 ways tech is streamlining benefits administration

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HR pros are turning to technology to help ease the burden of everyday tasks. Indeed, the strategic use of technology, automation and better vendor partners is making time-consuming and mundane HR and benefits tasks a breeze.

More automation may be on the horizon — some suggest virtually all administrative functions can be fully or partially automated, a recent KPMG study finds.

Do you need to track timesheets for employees to maintain their benefits eligibility or notify them when their new full-time status means they can sign up? If they have varying schedules (common in the food service, retail and healthcare industries), software can quickly wade through all your payroll records for you. From ACA reporting to onboarding new employees into your health plan, well-integrated technology can help simplify the entire process. Some software will even automatically generate and file 1094s and 1095s.

When employees become eligible for benefits or they need to make a change to their package, using tools that offer self-onboarding and self-service makes the sign-up and open enrollment process easier for everyone. Employees can enter their information, review plans, enroll and make updates on their own. If all of your new employees sign up online, you won’t have to decipher handwriting and rekey the data. You might even be off the hook for sending reminders and badgering people.

Mark McKee
president and COO

Mark McKee is the president and COO of OnPay, an HR and benefits software company.


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