Employers are curious how the Affordable Care Act will really impact business moving forward. Because several of the requirements are related to the number of full time employees many companies are making decisions to work with part time or temporary workers. Employees now have more choices for insurance at reasonable prices. Things will still shake out over the next several years but the ACA has already changed the employment market forever. How will ACA affect employers, specifically those who work with temporary staff? Here are a few things to think about.
- Part time hours. Businesses are now currently required to provide insurance coverage to any employee who works more than 30 hours a week. If they are unable to comply a fine will be changed. To avoid fine and the mandate some organizations are electing to hire talent on a part time basis. Since many companies already offered insurance coverage this appears to be less of a challenge than many analysts originally believed.
- Temporary staff. Another way to avoid the additional cost of insurance for large numbers of employees is to work with temporary staff. Temporary staffing allows for short term projects or part time work. Those who work on a temp basis are the employees of the staffing agency, not the client company. If a temp employee works more than 40 hours a week the staffing company may be required to offer insurance or pay the fine.
- Worker’s compensation. One aspect that may be overlooked by both critics and fans of the ACA is how will affect worker’s compensation. More access to healthcare means that affected employees are likely to seek preventative medical care or treatments for injuries or illnesses. This will improve the health of the American workforce overall and reduce reliance on worker’s compensation claims.
Do you have questions about how the ACA will affect your employees? Contact StaffEx, Tamp Bay temp agencies, to learn more.