US Airways Selects RealLife HR for Online Benefits Administration Services

RealLife HRSM, a outsourced benefits management automation solution provider, today announced the addition of US Airways Group, Inc. to its growing list of clients.

Beginning this fall, the airlineís 50,000 employees and retirees will elect their benefits via the internet using a highly personalized Web portal that displays only the offerings pertinent to them, all through RealLife HRís single access point for benefits information, benefits enrollment and post-enrollment life event management.

Supporting the system will be a U.S.-based employee service center that will enable RealLife HR to meet the needs of all employees and retirees regardless of their access to technology.

RealLife HR, based in Hunt Valley, Md., was selected following a rigorous national search. Financial terms of the engagement were not disclosed.

ìWe believe RealLife HR was selected because of our innovative technology and the ability to implement their complete solution in less than 90 days, as well as the synergies between our corporate cultures,î said Gary Broache, president and CEO of RealLife HR. ìOur solutionís design enables us to flexibly incorporate the complex post-merger benefit plans of both the former US Airways and former America West onto a single benefits platform that will enable US Airways to continue to gain both operational and strategic efficiencies.î

ìQuick turnarounds are critical to the airline industry, and we believe that RealLife HR is the nimble partner whose proven technology and customer service ethic will equip our human resources team with real-time data and cost-effective services support so that they can best leverage our benefits dollars,î said John Hedblom, US Airways vice president, human resources.

In addition to providing complete benefits enrollment and administration services, RealLife HR will also perform life event approval and dependent management plus student status recertification services.