Workers Compensation is a resource that comes into play when employees are injured on the job. The compensation provides a source of income while recovering from the event. While this is something you could manage in house, why not utilize the
workers compensation services that your payroll provider has in place? Here are some of the ways that this sort of support can pay off.
More Accurate Insurance Payments
Insurance payments for the workers' comp plans don't necessarily have to be based on averages. A better way to go about the process is to base them on actual financial data. That data is in the hands of your payroll partner.
This approach means that you don't have to be concerned about whether the payments are accurate, or if there will be a need to make some sort of adjustment in the future. Instead, you may end up with a payment structure that's easier and more cost-effective to manage.
Ensuring No Payments Are Delayed
Your partner can also set up a schedule that ensures no payments related to the workers compensation plan are delayed. This is crucial, since the last thing you want is for the coverage to lapse just before some sort of covered event takes place. The latter scenario could put the company in serious trouble.
The goal is to set up the schedule so that there's time for payments to be received and posted to your account. This means setting a date to send the payments that are well before the actual due date. It will bring a lot of peace of mind if you know this is the way the payments are set to flow.
Easy to Generate Monthly Reporting
Monthly reviews of anything to do with workers compensation services is a good move on your part. It's even better when there's no need to spend a lot of time compiling data into some sort of usable format. By working with the partner in advance, there will already be a format in place.
Best of all, the report can be generated and forwarded to you by a specific date each month. This save you more times, since the document is already done. You can conduct the review, ensure everything is in order, then move on to other matters that need your attention.
Always Ready For Audits
Thanks to the way that your partner handles the details for the workers compensation, you can trust that everything is in order. In the event that there's any reason to conduct an audit, you are ready to go. There's no scrambling for data at the last minute, or figuring out what may be needed for presentation.
Instead, the data is already compiled and easy to access. Think of how that will make the audit process simpler, faster, and easier.
There's no doubt that making the most of all the services offered by your payroll partner is a good idea. Talk with a representative and find out more about those ancillary services today. What you may find is that harnessing the partner's expertise in this and other areas would make operating your business a little easier.