Did you know about the best ways to promote dependent-related benefits to your employees on your HR Knowledgebase portal?
It’s important to remind employees about your organization's programs for parents and children—from cradle to college and beyond.
The Modern Working Parent
Dependent-related benefits are “value-adds” that aid employee attraction and retention.
Advantages to parents include:
- Increasing tax savings
- Education financing
- Enhancing child care affordability
- Support, services, and resources
- Child & family discounts
Work-related results:
- Better time management
- Fewer distractions
- Improved focus
- Increased productivity
- Morale boost
- Reduced absenteeism
- Stress relief
Promoting Benefits for Children
Broadcast the plans, discounts, perquisites, and tools for moms, dads, and kids on your Knowledgebase portal.
Strategies follow.
For the Home Page
Add posts and links to child-related programs and tools to one or more widgets on your Knowledgebase Home page.
Parents will see them as soon as they login.
Benefits Content
Include dependent-related benefits content on one or more commonly-used landing pages and add (or update) their detailed information to custom authored pages and benefit plans.
- Benefits main page
- Child-related custom benefit content pages
- Dental plan (authored)
- Dependent-related perquisite uploads (.pdf, Word, etc.)
- EAP plan (authored)
- FSA Dependent Care plan (authored)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) plan (authored)
- Life insurance plan (authored)
- Medical care plan (authored)
“Learn About” Content Pages
These pre-authored benefits information pages include the following child-related content:
Learn About: Dental Programs:
- Dependent Away from Home
- Family with Children
- Orthodontia
- Student Coverage
Learn About: Life Insurance:
Learn About: Medical Programs:
- A Dependent Living Away from Home
- A Family with Children
- An Individual Using Mental Health Services
- An Individual with Chronic Health Issues
- Geographic Restrictions
- Maternity / Family Planning
- Student / Dependent Coverage
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 pages relevant to parents and children:
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 feature “canned content” pertaining to parents’ needs and concerns regarding their children.
- Adoption
- Change Your Deductions
- Coverdell Education Savings Accounts
- Financial Aid [for students]
- Having a Baby
- Health Coverage at College
- Saving for College
- Scholarships
- Tax Credits [for child's tuition]
- Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
- Update Your Will
- U.S. Savings Bonds
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.
FSA Dependent Care Calculator
Parents can use the FSA Dependent Care Calculator to:
- Figure dependent care costs for the calendar year
- Determine the amount of pre-tax dollars to contribute to a dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) per pay period
Entries that pertain specifically to children include:
- Child day care center or in-home care
- After-school child care
- Pre-school or nursery school
- Summer day camp
For an example of the FSA Dependent Care Calculator, please see V11 KB: About the FSA Dependent Care Calculator.
For questions or more information, contact your HRSD Customer Success Manager.
