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Attention health care shoppers: Get wise and save up to 30 percent with an FSA

Are your employees taking advantage of an FSA? If not, they are ignoring the opportunity to save up to 30 percent on health care expenses. According to Ceridian Benefits Services, less than 20 percent of all employees offered Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) in the United States enroll and take advantage of their tax-savings benefits. Every year, employees leave millions of dollars on the table by failing to participate in FSAs. Interestingly, enrolling in an FSA is the one simple thing people can do -- short of a lifestyle change -- to reduce their annual out-of-pocket health care costs.

Is your workplace "phat" or "fat"?

Do you have a healthy workplace or is it more like a junk food mecca? Not surprisingly, many people say that snack food temptations mixed with a desk job aren't helping their waistline. Obesity costs employers billions of dollars every year. Although controlling bodyweight ultimately requires employees to take personal responsibility for their daily decisions related to issues such as nutrition and fitness, employers have the power to encourage healthy workplace choices.

Working productively: Understanding workplace culture

Whether you work in a factory, a restaurant or an office, you need to learn about your workplace culture to be successful. Every organization has its own personality and style that influences how employees dress, how they talk with each other, how decisions are made and how each employee fits into the bigger picture. Understanding your organization's culture can give you a useful framework to hang onto when you are unsure how to proceed on a project or an assignment. And if you are a manager, being able to pass on this knowledge to new employees will be key to helping them succeed.

Ceridian Corporation provides this information to its customers and friends for general information purposes only. This information should not be construed as Ceridian providing legal, tax or other advice to any specific individual or organization. Please consult your appropriate adviser for specific advice.

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