Fringe Facts Online Employee Self Service, Enrollment, and Total Rewards Benefit Statements

Fringe Facts® Online
Employee Benefits Enrollment
and Communication Service

Please take a few minutes to review the main features of Fringe Facts Online. If you wish, you may skip this introduction and go directly to the Demo Central logon instruction page.

Fringe Facts Online is a powerful and cost-effective suite of web-based services that:

Offers total employee enrollment, benefit communications, online surveys, calculators, newsletters, employee directories, HR and benefit forms, billing confirmations, and data feeds to HR, payroll, and your benefit providers, in one easy-to-use, cost-effective package

Allows employees to enroll in their benefits, view their total compensation statements, change personal data, find benefits information, download HR forms, and more from home, work, or anywhere they have access to the Internet -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Includes an in-house HR Service Desk that allows your HR or Benefits and Compensation Department to support employees that do not have access to the Internet or assist those needing help

The Fringe Facts Online service includes either Monitor or Monitor Plus. These services are similar with the following exception: "Monitor" provides generic information about each of the benefits the employer provides while "Monitor Plus" is personalized for each employee. Thus, employees using the Monitor Plus service only see information about the benefits that apply to them.

Monitor Online and Monitor Plus Online Service

The Fringe Facts Online Benefits Monitor service includes the following features:

Personal Information Update - Employees may update their personal information such as address, telephone, e-mail and emergency contacts. HR is notified immediately and the employee also receives a confirmation by e-mail. HR and payroll systems can be automatically updated.

Online Resources - Information on health, retirement and other benefits can help employees make the right decisions about these important matters. They may review their employee handbooks, policy manuals, vacation and holiday schedules, and more. Your organization will lower your costs of printing, storing and shipping these documents.

Online Forms - Store all of your HR and other forms online. New hire forms, vacation request forms, etc. Save employees time (and yours too) with online forms. Eliminate the cost of printing, storing, and shipping forms.

Provider Links - Unlimited links to medical and other providers Websites help employees find the information they need when looking for a doctor or medical facility. Find important phone numbers quickly.

Company News - Keep employees and their families up-to-date with what's going on at the company. Your newsletter page can be updated as often as you like. You'll save money with reduced printing and distribution costs. Include photographs, drawings and more.

Online Calculators - Employees can calculate the impact on after-tax take-home pay by participating in 401(k), 403(b), and Flexible Spending Account plans. The calculators project savings and investment results to any age using various assumptions the employee can change. Other calculators help employees make informed decisions about their contributory benefit plans.

Qualified Life Events - What happens when an employee has Qualified Life Event? A new a child? A divorce? A spouse looses his or her coverage at another job? Answers to these and many other questions with specific instructions related to their benefit plans are available with just a few clicks.

Frequently Asked Questions - Online help available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Employees are able to find answers to their benefits and HR related questions from work or at home without the need to involve HR staff. And when you get a new question that you would like other employees to know about, just add the question and answer to your FAQ page.

Job Postings - Whenever you have a need to fill a job vacancy, you can let your existing employees know about it right away. Your current employees may be interested in the position themselves or they may know someone who is looking for a job. Completing a job listing is fast and easy with the built-in job posting editor.

Safety Training - If your organization has a need for safety training, you now have a cost-effective way to present that information to employees. Regardless of the format of the material, you can provide your employees with a low-cost method of viewing your safety training materials.

Glossary of Terms - One of the most confusing things about employee benefits is the often bewildering terminology. Acronyms like ERISA, HMO, PPO, FSA, and HSA can cause an employee's head to spin. We maintain a list of benefit terms that we consider essential for employees to know. Your employees will find these easy-to-understand definitions will help them learn more about their benefits in less time.

Ask HR - An automated E-Mail utility that allows employees to send e-mail messages to the HR department from within the employee's Website.

HR Resources - As an HR or benefits manager, having a source of up-to-date information about the latest trends in employee benefits and other sources of materials can help you do your job better and in less time. You'll appreciate the HR Resources page. Complete with links to HR and government Websites, you'll always have the information you need at your fingertips.

Employee or Department Directories - Employees may look up names, job titles, supervisors, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and more with online employee or departmental directories. You may include photographs of all employees or just senior management or department heads.