The State Employee Benefits Committee Monday was told that employees are pleased with benefits but want higher pay. That was the message from a survey of employees that included 7,902 answers, a 24% response rate, which Sean Connelly, a senior director of Employee Experiences at Willis Towers Watson. He said the percentage of responses gave the agency a high confidence …
Benefits Committee extends retiree health plans for 1 year
Acting under emergency powers, the State Employment Benefit Committee voted Monday to continue state retiree health plans as they are through 2023. Rates will remain the same as they were for this year. That move did not stop retirees and their ringleaders from laying into the committee in a public comment session after the vote. Thomas Pledgie told the committee …