Organizational Strategies of Adopting Health Policies

Organizational Strategies for Adopting Health Policies
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Organizational Strategies for Adopting Health Policies
1 Does Blue Ridge Paper Products’ (BRPP) policy differ from a traditional employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)? What are the implications?
Yes, it differs. For instance, organizations introduce trust funds for employees and contribute either using cash in buying company stock, contributing shares to the plan, or through borrowing money to purchase shares. If an organization borrows money, it has to contribute to the trust fund plan as a way of making the repayment more convenient. Any form of a contribution to the plan is tax-deductible. However, employees only pay tax after receiving the stock ensuing from their leave or retire. According to a report on National Center for Employee Ownership (2016), Blue Ridge Paper Products’ differ from traditional employee stock ownership because employees agreed on a wage cut of 15% and benefits of seven years for the former. After leaving a healthcare organization, the workers ought to be vested from three to six years and also purchase back shares at fair market value.
2 Are there any ethical concerns in the case? Why? Why not?
Yes, the case has an ethical concern because Blue Ridge Paper Products gives employees incentives to facilitate their medical procedures outside the United States. Arguably, the BRPP policy is a strategy of saving on healthcare services for both the employees and the company s...