The move to a paperless society is gaining momentum, according to a study conducted by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The proportion of employees that enroll in their employers’ benefit programs online has leaped 165% during the past five years.
The study also suggests that this is just one indication that Web-based technology in the workplace is quickly leading to even less use of paper and new operational efficiencies.
A spokesperson for the study stated that benefits enrollment would probably become totally paperless within 10 or 20 years, which is much faster than many experts have predicted. She says that older workers seem to be nearly as comfortable with online enrollment as younger workers.