It’s been estimated that small business owners spend 1.6 hours per week on typical benefits administration tasks, with more time required for employers with more staff members and/or multiple benefit plan options offered.
Giving employees the ability to view and manage their own benefits via HR software provides transparency while freeing up your HR team for other strategic initiatives. The process becomes even more streamlined when your HR tech integrates with the financial and payroll management solution you’re currently using.
With annual enrollment just around the corner, now is the time to take steps to create a seamless benefits experience for your employees.
Why Creating a Seamless Benefits Experience is Important
Hiring workers has been and continues to be the number one challenge for the construction industry. According to Arcoro’s 2025 State of HR Technology in Construction research report, 65% of respondents say finding and hiring the right workers is their biggest challenge.
With a steady shortage of workers, more than 400,000 are needed in 2025, retaining the workers they do have is a must. Employees who are overtaxed with manual processes can quickly become disengaged at work. According to a McKinsey survey, more than half of employees report being relatively dissatisfied with their jobs, which adds to the burden of an industry that is already facing rising labor costs and declining worker productivity.
Choosing a benefits solution that integrates with the software you currently use can help address these challenges.
What You Need in a Benefits Solution
A great benefits solution needs to allow your employees to control their data while keeping them in the loop about tasks and upcoming deadlines and helping to maintain ACA compliance.
24/7 Access to Information
Questions about benefits don’t just come up during the workday. A self-service portal allows employees to access and compare plans, make selections and review current benefits 24/7 via a desktop or mobile device. The convenience of all-hours access is positive for both employees and back-office staff. A centralized system provides transparency and allows managers to make sure employees have access to information.
Timely and Quality Communication
Part of benefits open enrollment and management is informing your employees about their options. Benefits management software allows HR staff to communicate with employees effectively. HR can communicate through various channels like podcasts, web-based videos and online chat rooms and forums. And quality, uncluttered communication with employees can lead to better-informed decisions.
Compliance
Companies need to make sure they are compliant with their healthcare offerings and benefits management software can do the heavy lifting when it comes to COBRA, HIPAA and FMLA. Built-in Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance helps eliminate confusion surrounding eligibility. With rules-based eligibility, you can ensure only the employees who qualify for coverage are able to review their options and enroll.
Arcoro + Sage Integration
Arcoro has an established connection with Sage that integrates HR functions that allow construction companies to solve key business challenges.
People data remains in Sage but syncs with Arcoro’s Manage solution.
Employee information, like demographics, tax information, compensation, direct deposits and benefits flow into Sage’s software. The integration works both ways, giving construction companies one source of truth.
No longer must HR teams manually transfer data come enrollment time. And employees can quickly update their benefits and payroll information without having to return to the office.
Leveraging Arcoro’s HR Platform
The Arcoro Manage solution features Benefits Management software that’s an easy-to-use, cloud-based solution that improves the experience for both employees and HR teams. It’s configured for easy program set-up and integrates with over 300 partners including leading insurance carriers, payroll providers, ERP and HRMS. Arcoro Manage simplifies critical workflows, improves reporting and increases employee engagement during open enrollment and throughout the year.
When Arcoro’s Manage software syncs with Sage, you get a streamlined benefits process that gives employees an easier way to manage benefits while leaving HR time to focus on strategic initiatives.
View Arcoro and Sage’s recent webinar to learn more.
