Did you know about the best ways to promote emergency-related benefits to your employees on your HR Knowledgebase site?
Seventy-five percent of American households are at risk for one or more natural disasters.
- Blizzards
- Earthquakes
- Flooding
- Hurricanes
- Ice storms
- Power outages
- Tornadoes
- Wildfires
As winter approaches—and throughout the year—addressing the potential impact of inclement weather and natural disasters on your workforce is essential.
Promoting Disaster-related Benefits
Many organizations offer specialized support to employees in the face of an emergency.
When storms are imminent, employee awareness of organizational protections enhances feelings of safety and security, reducing dips in morale and productivity.
Use your Knowledgebase site to keep employees well-informed of all of the resources and benefits that your organization offers when disaster strikes.
Strategies follow.
For the Home Page
Post disaster-related benefits information, links, and safety alerts prominently on the Knowledgebase Home page. Employees will see them as soon as they login:
- Announcements widget
- Bulletins widget
- Home page banner image (1430 x 200 pixels)
- RSS Feed widget
- Safety widget
RSS Feed Widget
A news feed from a single website can appear in the RSS Feed widget.
Keep your employees apprised of the latest weather news updates in real time with the dynamic application within this widget.
Benefits Content
Include disaster-related benefits content and safety information on one or more commonly-used landing pages and add (or update) their detailed information to custom authored pages and benefit plans.
- Disaster- and safety-related uploads (.pdf, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) plan (authored)
- Federal Programs main page
- Learn About: Life Insurance page (pre-authored)
- Life insurance plan (authored)
- Long Term Disability plan (authored)
- Prepaid legal plan (authored)
- Safety content pages
- Safety main page
- Short Term Disability plan (authored)
- Videos
Learn About: Life Insurance Page
This pre-authored page features links to detailed information such as:
- Do I need life insurance?
- How does basic group life insurance work?
- What is group term insurance? (optional)
- What is Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance? (optional)
- What is the conversion privilege? (optional)
- What are the types of life insurance?
- What is the difference between group and individual insurance?
- What is supplemental life insurance? (optional)
- What is a cash accumulation account? (optional)
- Who am I? - select the best choice for singles, families, and more.
- Glossary
For examples of the "Learn About" pages' content, refer to the V11 KB: "Learn About" Content Pages document.
Federal Programs Page
This specialty landing page includes links to pre-authored government benefits-related content relevant to employees during a disaster, including:
- COBRA
- ERISA
- FMLA
- Government Disability
Additional links specific to your organization can be added to the Federal Programs page.
For examples of the Federal Programs main page and content, refer to the V11 KB: About the Federal Programs Page document.
Life Events
These pre-authored pages contained “canned content” relevant to employee needs and concerns during the advent and aftermath of natural disasters.
- Advance Directives
- Death of a Loved One
- Grieving
- Moving
- Survivor Benefits
For samples of the Life Events main page and widget, the primary and secondary Life Events content, and a list of the configurable options, refer to the V11 KB: About Life Events document.
For questions or more information, contact your HRSD Customer Success Manager.
