Michael Ross
With a background is software development and graphic design, Michael Ross has more than 20 years of experience in the employee benefits field. Michael is an expert in user experience and enterprise software design.
One Integration or Many? Rethinking How You Connect Your HRIS to Your Benefits
Connecting your HR system to your benefits provider is a high-impact investment for most HR or finance teams. But how you connect it matters more than most organizations realize. The wrong approach can create persistent headaches and eliminate your flexibility. Here's what years of integration projects across Canada has taught us.…
A New Chapter: Effortless Admin is Moving!
The boxes are nearly packed. The finishing touches are being applied. The coffee maker is ready to go. After 40 years of calling the same space home, we're just one week away from opening the doors to our new office—and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you.…
Admin Checkup: Evaluating Administration Models
When you think about your benefits program, does administration come to mind? We all know that benefits are a vital part of an organization's total compensation strategy and can make a big difference when trying to attract and retain top talent. It is easy to focus on product offerings and forget that all benefit programs come with administration requirements. Is your organization currently positioned to deliver the best benefits administration experience?…
Effortless Admin Featured on the Starting with One Podcast
This week Zachary Lindop, Chief Strategy Officer, and Michael Ross, Chief Design Officer, appeared on the Starting with One podcast. They sat down with the hosts Robin Bailey and Al McDonald to chat…
2020 in Review
What a year 2020 has been! It is hard to believe it’s drawing to a close already. There isn't a single person who hasn't been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another this year, and…
Digitizing Employee Benefits Administration
Some industries have taken advantage of distributed workforces for years. Tech companies, for example, have had time to experiment with different ways to effectively manage teams working remotely. Ready or not, 2020 has seen a major shift for many organizations towards having more of their workforce operating off-site. Today’s workplace communication and collaboration technologies like Slack, Zoom, Dialpad and…