Weekly Reflection by Faith - Your Employees Want Benefits

I have empathy for the demands of the small business and nonprofit leadership however I hear in my day-to-day life from so many employees that they wished their employer offered benefits. I do live in a world of small businesses and nonprofits, so I am mostly hearing from employees of these type of organizations. 

What is keeping small businesses and nonprofits from offering voluntary health benefits to their employees?
Here is what I have been hearing as I am out working in the field. I don't always get a chance to meet with the leaders to go deeper to understand their point-of-view, but from what I have heard I am sharing in the first Weekly Reflection by Faith newsletter.

Why small businesses and nonprofits have said they aren't offering benefits.*

"Lack of financial resources to contribute." - Yes, this make sense when you see the high cost of healthcare and you think that employees want you to contribute to it, it is easy to brush this off. What if your employees just want to have the opportunity to have financial protection for their paycheck, an accident, a disease or death. 

"No time to implement." - Yes, we understand this also when we know the demands of small business and nonprofit leaders. What if you knew there was benefits company that would not only provide the voluntary benefits, but also provide benefit counselors and the infrastructure to implement with systems you are already using. Why would you say "no"?

"I asked the employees if they wanted voluntary health benefits that they will pay for and they said "no"." Yes, that makes sense especially if they didn't have all the details of what the benefits were and the rates. Get the facts including rates and invite a representative to explain the products to your employees so they can make a good decision.
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Quality employees are an asset to your business. Small businesses and nonprofits can be competitive with benefits to retain and recruit quality employees.

We look forward to hearing your feedback.