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- If employees choose not to opt for benefits, does the business have to reimburse them?
Dawn McCooey
People ManagementIt is rare that a company would reimburse an employee for this. Most of the time they either pay the deduction for benefits or they don't. It's up to you to decide whether or not you want to do that but it's not expected of you by law.
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About Dawn McCooey
A veteran entrepreneur, Dawn McCooey ran her own HR Consultancy for 18 years and managed a staff of 32 people. Her efforts earned her the title "Best Boss in Victoria." Last year her book, Keeping Good Employees On Board was published by Morgan James Publishing, NY. and quickly became an Amazon.ca bestseller. Today, Dawn works as a Business Advisor with the Women's Enterprise Centre BC and also provides consulting and key note speaker services at www.employeeretentiontools.ca. Dawn holds a Master's degree in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University. In her off hours? She's either cooking or sailing!
