By Stephen D. Bruce,
PHR
Editor, HR Daily Advisor
For years, BLR has surveyed comp and benefits professionals to find trends in benefits. We appreciate your participation in our monthly series of brief, targeted benefits surveys. Today’s survey topic: Domestic Partner Benefits. (We’ll publish the results in a future issue.)
The rise in acceptance of domestic partnerships, both by law and choice has led to a lot of tricky challenges for HR managers who have to administer benefits programs. Who gets benefits and what benefits do they get?
Let’s find out. Please participate in this brief survey and we’ll determine just what employers are offering their employees:
- How many employers are offering benefits to domestic partners?
- If so, are benefits offered to same-sex partners?
- Does your organization require any sort of certification or verification?
- Specifically, what benefits are offered?
You know your managers could do a better job if they were trained, and now there’s a convenient and reasonable way to get it done—BLR’s Leadership Library at the online, 24/7, Employee Training Center. Get More Information.
Please take this brief survey and see how your existing practices and future plans stack up against those of the country’s most successful companies. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete, and it will help you stay on top of your industry and keep your organization competitive.
Complete the Domestic Partnership Survey now
By sharing your insight, opinions, and experience, you’ll help us highlight trends and define benchmarks—by industry, geographic location, and size of employer—that will inform your decision-making for the coming year. At the same time, you’ll find out how your fellow HR professionals are handling tricky benefits challenges, and you’ll be able to compare your practices with those of your competitors.
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Complete the Domestic Partnership Survey now
Rest assured that all responses are confidential, and only aggregate findings will be published. All respondents will receive a report of the results.
Thank you for your valued input. We’ll report on the results in a future issue.
Robert Brady, CEO, Business and Legal Resources
P.S. Here are some upcoming employee benefits surveys:
- Benefits for Part-Time Employees
- Profit-Sharing and Bonuses
- Voluntary Benefits
- Nontraditional Benefits
- Relocation and Business Travel
Complete the Domestic Partnership Survey now
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