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2017 ABC Compensation and Benefits Survey
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Report all data effective October 1, 2017.
2. Submit your completed reporting form by November 3, 2017.
3. This survey reporting form consists of two parts: this online data submission form(contact information and organizational data) and an Excel template (compensation data).The Excel template was attached to the survey invitation email (if you did not receive atemplate please email [email protected]). Save the Excel template to yourcomputer and enter your data in the spreadsheet. Detailed instructions for completing thecompensation data can be found in the Excel spreadsheet template. To prevent losing yourdata, be sure to save your completed file to your computer before uploading to our website.You will have the ability to securely upload your compensation data at the end of thissurvey.
4. Complete all applicable questions and upload your completed compensation data fileprior to selecting the Submit button at the end of the survey.
5. You may navigate through the survey by using the Next and Back buttons found near thebottom of the screen. Your survey input is automatically saved when you select the Next orBack buttons. Many questions have been programmed to skip over subsequent questionsbased on your responses. If you do not finish answering all of the questions, your data willbe saved and you can return to the survey at your convenience.
6. Once you have completed the survey, please select the Submit button found on the lastpage of the survey. Your data will be submitted to Gallagher Surveys via the securedwebsite and you will automatically receive an email containing a copy of your responses foryour records. Note: Once submitted, you will not be able to make changes to your input online. 7. Please call or email Annmarie Flaherty for assistance:
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100 - 249
250 - 499
500 - 999
1000+
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100 - 249
Annmarie FlahertyPhone: 617-531-7776E-mail: [email protected]
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
Organization Name
Address
City
State
Zip
Contact Name
Title
Telephone
Organization Information
Number of employees (Not FTEs)
Number of benefit eligible employees employees (Not FTEs)
250 - 499
500 - 999
1000+
What was your organization's turnover rate for FY 2017?
Select the three human resource priorities that are currently most important to yourorganization:
Attracting talent Managing absence and disability
Retaining talent Increasing workforce diversity
Controlling salary and wage costs Downsizing our workforce
Controlling benefit costs Assimilating employees from acquired or mergedorganizations
Training/developing our people Creating strong culture
Increasing workforce engagement and productivity Other
Improving employee health and wellbeing
What is your organization’s average gross cost for employer paid benefits per eligibleemployee?
What is your organization’s gross cost of employer paid benefits as a percent of totalcompensation and benefits?
How has the benefits to total compensation/benefits percentage changed over the last twoyears?
Decreased (total comp/benefit costs have decreased as a percentage of total operatingrevenue)
Stayed about the same
Increased
Don’t know
Decreased (total comp/benefit costs have decreased as a percentage of total operatingrevenue)
Stayed about the same
Increased
Don’t know
What is your organization's total cost of compensation and benefits as a percent of totaloperating revenue?
How has the total compensation/benefits to revenue percentage changed over the last twoyears?
Which of the following tactics are you currently using to control healthcare costs or plan tobegin using within two years?
Currently use
Plan to beginusing within 2
years
Do not plan touse in the next
2 years
Increase employee contribution to the cost of premiums
Increase employee cost share through plan designchanges (e.g., higher deductibles, higher co-pays orcoinsurance)
Change of plan carrier
Move to a private exchange
Change the funding arrangement from fully insured toself-insured
Use limited/narrow provider networks
Use reference-based pricing for healthcare services
Use telemedicine
Offer consumer-directed health plans
One or more health plans are available to employees
Money is provided that employees can use to purchase their own medical plan coverage(defined contribution arrangement)
Medical benefits aren't offered
1
2
3
4 or more
HMO
PPO
Currently use
Plan to beginusing within 2
years
Do not plan touse in the next
2 years
Offer healthcare decision support
Provide employees with cost transparency tools
Offer an on-site health clinic with medical services
Carve out pharmacy benefits
Use a specialty pharmacy benefit manager
Implement wellness programs
Implement disease management programs
Integrate health and disability management programs
Perform eligibility audits
Provide non-smokers a discount on premiums (smokersurcharge)
Implement a separate charge per dependent
Implement a dependent eligibility audit
Implement a surcharge or exclusion for spouses withaccess to other coverage
How does your organization currently handle medical benefits?
How many medical plans are offered?
What type of medical plan in your organization has the highest enrollment?
POS
HDHP
Indemnity
Yes
No
Yes
No
Does your organization offer an HMO?
If your organization has more than one HMO plan, please answer the following based onthe HMO plan with the highest enrollment.
What percentage of your employees are enrolled in the HMO?
What percentage of your employees were enrolled in the HMO last year?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HMO premium for an employee-only plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the HMO employee-only plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HMO premium for an employee & spouseplan?
Yes
No
Yes
No
What is the employee's % contribution for the HMO employee & spouse plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HMO premium for a family plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the HMO family plan?
Please provide the following for your organization's HMO (If applicable)
Annual deductible - single plan
Annual deductible - employee &spouse plan
Annual deductible - family plan
Co-insurance % (amount paidby the employee)
Office visit co-pay ($)
Specialist visit co-pay ($)
Emergency room co-pay ($)
What is the HMO's COBRA rate for an employee-only plan?
Yes
No
What was the percentage of your HMO's premium increase at the most recent renewal?
What was the percentage of your HMO's premium increase one year prior to the mostrecent renewal?
Does your organization offer a PPO?
If your organization has more than one PPO plan, please answer the following based on thePPO plan with the highest enrollment.
What percentage of your employees are enrolled in the PPO plan?
What percentage of your employees were enrolled in the PPO plan last year?
What changes have been made to the HMO plan over the past year to control costs and/orprovide better coverage?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the PPO premium for an employee-only plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the PPO employee-only plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the PPO premium for an employee & spouseplan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the PPO employee & spouse plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the PPO premium for a family plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the PPO family plan?
Please provide the following for your organization's PPO plan (If applicable)
Annual deductible - single plan
Annual deductible - employee &
Yes
No
spouse plan
Annual deductible - family plan
Co-insurance % (amount paidby the employee)
Office visit co-pay ($)
Specialist visit co-pay ($)
Emergency room co-pay ($)
What is the PPO's COBRA rate for an employee-only plan?
What was the percentage of your PPO's premium increase at the most recent renewal?
What was the percentage of your PPO's premium increase one year prior to the mostrecent renewal?
Does your organization offer a POS medical plan?
What changes have been made to the PPO plan over the past year to control costs and/orprovide better coverage?
Yes
No
Yes
No
If your organization has more than one POS plan, please answer the following based on thePOS plan with the highest enrollment.
What percentage of your employees are enrolled in the POS plan?
What percentage of your employees were enrolled in the POS plan last year?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the POS plan's premium for an employee-onlyplan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the POS employee-only plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the POS plan's premium for an employee &spouse plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the POS employee & spouse plan?
Yes
No
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the POS plan's premium for a family plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the POS family plan?
Please provide the following for your organization's POS plan (If applicable)
Annual deductible - single plan
Annual deductible - employee &spouse plan
Annual deductible - family plan
Co-insurance % (amount paidby the employee)
Office visit co-pay ($)
Specialist visit co-pay ($)
Emergency room co-pay ($)
What is the POS's COBRA rate for an employee-only plan?
What was the percentage of your POS's premium increase at the most recent renewal?
What was the percentage of your POS's premium increase one year prior to the mostrecent renewal?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Does your organization offer an HDHP?
Is the HDHP plan the only plan offered by your organization?
If your organization has more than one HDHP plan, please answer the following based onthe HDHP plan with the highest enrollment.
What percentage of your employees are enrolled in the HDHP plan?
What percentage of your employees were enrolled in the HDHP last year?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HDHP's premium for an employee-onlyplan?
What changes have been made to the POS plan over the past year to control costs and/orprovide better coverage?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
What is the employee's % contribution for the HDHP employee-only plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HDHP's premium for an employee &spouse plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the HDHP employee & spouse plan?
Do your employees contribute to the cost of the HDHP's premium for a family plan?
What is the employee's % contribution for the HDHP family plan?
Please provide the following for your organization's HDHP (If applicable)
Annual deductible - single plan
Annual deductible - employee &spouse plan
Annual deductible - family plan
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Co-insurance % (amount paidby the employee)
Office visit co-pay ($)
Specialist visit co-pay ($)
Emergency room co-pay ($)
Does your organization offer a health savings account (HSA)?
Does your organization contribute to the HSA?
Does your organization offer a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)?
What is the HDHP's COBRA rate for an employee-only plan?
What was the percentage of your HDHP's premium increase at the most recent renewal?
What was the percentage of your HDHP's premium increase one year prior to the mostrecent renewal?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Part of the health plan
Carved out
Co-payments
Co-insurance
Both
Does your organization offer an Indemnity plan?
Does your organization offer a medical flexible spending account (FSA)?
Which of the following describes your Pharmacy/RX coverage?
Select the cost-sharing mechanism(s) your prescription plan includes:
Please provide the following cost structure details. (Leave blank if not applicable)
Co-payment $ Co-insurance % (amount paid by plan)
What changes have been made to the HDHP over the past year to control costs and/orprovide better coverage?
Yes
No
Improve the employee experience and employee satisfaction
We want to be an employer of choice
Improve employee productivity
Reduce absence rates
Reduce healthcare costs
It's consistent with the culture we want in our organization
It’s the right thing to do
Other
Co-payment $ Co-insurance % (amount paid by plan)
Generic retail
Preferred retail
Non-preferred retail
Mail order generic (90days)
Mail order preferred (90days)
Mail order non-preferred(90 days)
How much did Pharmacy/RX costs increase over the most recent plan year? (%)
Does your organization have a wellness program?
Select the top two reasons your organization invests in wellness programs:
Please indicate the components that are included in your wellness strategy. Check all thatapply:
Poor
Fair
Average
Good
Very good
Health risk assessment Program integration (e.g., employee assistanceprogram, safety, other company programs)
Biometric screenings Onsite walking paths
Health fair Onsite fitness center
Wellness communications Gym subsidies
Web-based portal Use of wearables (e.g., Fitbit)
Classes to promote good health and wellbeing Onsite wellbeing/meditation rooms
Onsite wellness coordinator or health professional Lactation/nursing mothers' rooms
Health coaching (i.e., email, phone, face-to-face) Onsite health clinic
Group and/or individual health challenges (e.g.,minutes of physical activity, fruits and veggies, etc.) Healthy vending and/or healthy eating
Tobacco cessation Volunteer opportunities
Weight management Financial wellbeing opportunities
Disease management Community engagement opportunities
Physical activity program Flu shots
Wellness committee or wellness champions Social wellbeing initiatives
Policies that support wellbeing (e.g., smoke-freeworksite, healthy eating)
How would you rate employee participation in your organization’s wellness programs?
Select your organization's top three challenges related to wellness planning:
Participation Geography and/or multiple locations
Compliance and regulations Budget
Cultural shift and reluctance to change Lack of reliable data to articulate the impact
Unions ROI or productivity measurement
Buy-in at the executive level Multiple shifts and shift workers
Communication Remote workforce
Premium differentials
Contribution to an HRA, HSA or FSA savings account
Deductible differential
Limited plan choice
Cash or gift incentives
Free medication
Paid time off or vacation
Employee-sponsored plan(s)
Voluntary benefits offering
Not offered
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Turnover
Does your organization use any of the following incentives to increase wellness programparticipation? Check all that apply:
How does your organization handle dental benefits?
Do employees have to contribute to the dental plan's premium for an employee only plan?
Do employees have to contribute to the dental plan's premium for an employee & spouseplan?
Do employees have to contribute to the dental plan's premium for a family plan?
No
Part of the medical plan
Separate employee sponsored plan
Voluntary benefits offering
Not offered
Yes
No
Separate days for vacation, illness, holidays, etc.
Combined bank of days
How does your organization handle vision benefits?
Does your organization offer paid time off to your full-time employees?
How does your organization handle paid time off?
This survey collects paid time off data as a sum total to provide a useful comparison acrossall organizations and program structures. If your organization uses separate plans, pleaseconsider the sum total of holidays, vacation, sick and personal days for the questions that
follow.
How many years of service are needed for exempt employees to earn one week of paidtime off?
How many years of service are needed for exempt employees to earn two weeks of paidtime off?
How many years of service are needed for exempt employees to earn three weeks of paidtime off?
How many years of service are needed for exempt employees to earn four weeks of paidtime off?
How many years of service are needed for exempt employees to earn five weeks of paidtime off?
How many years of service are needed for non-exempt employees to earn one week ofpaid time off?
How many years of service are needed for non-exempt employees to earn two weeks ofpaid time off?
How many years of service are needed for non-exempt employees to earn three weeks ofpaid time off?
Yes, with no limits
Yes, but a limited amount per year
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
How many years of service are needed for non-exempt employees to earn four weeks ofpaid time off?
How many years of service are needed for non-exempt employees to earn four weeks ofpaid time off?
What is the maximum number of days granted per year?
Can unused days be carried over?
Does your organization provide additional paid leave for maternity, paternity and/oradoption?
Does your organization have a retirement program?
Defined benefit
Cash balance
Defined contribution profit sharing
401(k)
403(b)
457(f)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
What type of retirement plans does your organization offer (including frozen plans withemployees still enrolled)? (check all that apply)
Is your defined benefit plan still open to new enrollment?
If your organization offers a 401(k) or 403(b) plan, please answer the followingquestions based on the plan with the most enrollment:
Does your organization have automatic enrollment?
Does your organization provide a core contribution to the plan?(a core contribution is an amount of money automatically placed in every employee's 401k or 403b plan, regardless of whether the employeecontributes or not)
If yes, what is the annual core contribution as a percent of the employee's salary?
Yes
No
Yes, fully paid by employer
Yes, employer pays part of the cost
Yes, voluntary benefit
No
Yes, fully paid by employer
Yes, employer pays part of the cost
Yes, voluntary benefit
No
Yes
Does your organization match employee contributions?
What is the average percentage match? (ex. match 50% of an employee's contribution)
What is the maximum match as a % of the employee's salary?
Does your organization offer Long Term Disability Insurance?
Does your organization offer Short Term Disability?
Does your organization offer Group Life Insurance?
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Does your organization offer Tuition Reimbursement?
If Yes, what is the maximum reimbursement per employee per year?
Does your organization offer an Employee Assistance Plan?
Section 132 commuter benefits plan
Compensation Data
The Excel template was included in your email invitation, if you do not have a copy pleaseemail [email protected]. Save the Excel template to your computer and enteryour data in the spreadsheet. Detailed instructions for completing the compensation datacan be found in the Excel spreadsheet template. To prevent losing your data, be sure tosave your completed file to your computer before uploading to our website.
Upload Data: Click on the data file icon and browse to your completed compensation data.
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Annmarie Flaherty, CCPSurvey ManagerGallagher Surveys116 Huntington Ave, 9th FloorBoston, MA 02116Phone: 617-531-7776Email: [email protected]