Benefit Planning.

• Author: Holt, Valerie
• Position: Access Development Corp. - Brief Article

Talk of benefit planning quickly brings to mind 401k plans and profit sharing, but driving up the financial gain from such plans is not so easy. Consequently, companies must be creative in improving the benefits their employees enjoy.

Operating within the realm of the traditional benefits package, the Internet creates a greater accessibility to information and willingness by the fund manager to tailor plans to the individual investor. Employees can easily go online and reference account information any time of day and from any location. And it's a concept not exclusive to employee investment programs. Companies are fast applying the same ease-of-access concept to employment benefits such as insurance information and eligibility requirements, as well as vacation and sick pay logs.

Access Development Corporation, a Salt...