Hewitt Associates Enhances Absence Management Offer by Adding Participant Advocacy Services
January 18 2010 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and
outsourcing services company, today announced it has added
participant advocacy services to its absence management solution,
improving the employee leave or disability experience through a
more holistic, personal touch.
The new advocacy feature expands the breadth and scope of
Hewitt’s absence management solution by pairing each employee
taking an extended absence with a highly trained participant
advocate. Advocates personally assist employees with the
complicated, benefits-related access-to-care, eligibility, and
billing issues that often accompany the leave process.
“Absence claims are usually associated with a life-changing
event, and in the midst of personal or health-related issues, it’s
difficult for workers to also try to juggle the challenges related
to processing their absence,” explains Kim Stattner, Hewitt’s
absence management strategy and product development leader. “By
integrating advocacy into our absence management solution, we’re
able to support the entire person—from the legal and
compliance-related elements of the claim to the actual health
event. With guidance from an advocate, an employee also might
access a program that prevents a future absence event and improves
his or her overall health. And ultimately, a healthier employee
generates improved 'business health' for the employer."
Hewitt’s absence management solution enables employers to
improve their financial and operational performance by minimizing
the costs, impact on productivity and risk associated with all
forms of health-related absence. It goes beyond tracking absences
to help companies understand why and where absence occurs and offer
solutions that best address the underlying causes. For example,
Weyerhaeuser, which has outsourced short-term disability, FMLA and
other leaves administration to Hewitt since 2007, has realized cost
savings through a reduction in both the number and duration of
short-term disability incidents. The company was also able to
reduce risk by centralizing FMLA administration and implementing
consistent leave practices. Since acquiring LCG in 2008, Hewitt has
signed 16 new absence management clients.
The increasing complexity of managing absences, coupled with
companies’ limited time and resources to do it effectively, have
led many employers to seek out Hewitt’s expertise in absence
management,” explains Mike Rogalski, senior vice president of
Hewitt’s point solutions division. “We’re exceptionally pleased
with the overall growth of our absence management business and feel
that this unique, participant-oriented service nicely rounds out
our offer. We look forward to helping our clients further
understand and manage their workforce with our innovative
solution.”
About Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) provides leading organizations
around the world with expert human resources consulting and
outsourcing solutions to help them anticipate and solve their most
complex benefits, talent, and related financial challenges. Hewitt
works with companies to design, implement, communicate, and
administer a wide range of human resources, retirement, investment
management, health care, compensation, and talent management
strategies. With a history of exceptional client service since
1940, Hewitt has offices in more than 30 countries and employs
approximately 23,000 associates who are helping make the world a
better place to work. For more information, please visit
www.hewitt.com.
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