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Managing Employee Benefits

Managing Employee Benefits. CHAPTER 13. 14e. Benefits. Indirect reward given to an employee or group of employees for organizational membership. Benefits. Benefits and HR Strategy. Benefits approach adopted as part of total rewards depends on many factors, such as: Size of the organization

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Managing Employee Benefits

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  1. Managing Employee Benefits CHAPTER 13 14e

  2. Benefits Indirect reward given to an employee or group of employees for organizational membership

  3. Benefits

  4. Benefits and HR Strategy • Benefits approach adopted as part of total rewards depends on many factors, such as: • Size of the organization • Workforce competition • Organizational life cycle • Employee demographics • Corporate strategic approach • Employees’ life stages

  5. Benefits as a Competitive Advantage • Benefits are offered to: • Aid recruiting and retention • Improve organizational performance • Meet legal requirements • Reinforce the company philosophy of social and corporate citizenship

  6. Benefits as a Competitive Advantage • Benefits can influence employees’ decisions about: • Which employer to work for • Looking for another job • Retirement age

  7. Tax-Favored Status of Benefits • Most benefits are not taxed as income to employees • Except for paid time off • Gross-up: To increase the net amount of what the employee receives to include the taxes owed on the amount

  8. Global Benefits • Benefits differ significantly across the globe • Total hourly compensation • Retirement and health insurance plans • Amount of paid leave and vacation time • Paid time off for childbirth and medical disability • Paid sick leave policies • In many countries, employers and employees are taxed heavily to pay into government funds

  9. Global Benefits • Multinational companies must determine how to compensate both host-country nationals and expatriates • So that all employees will feel that they are being treated fairly • Decisions about compensation impacts global attraction and retention of employees for international employers

  10. Benefits Management Components • Benefits design • Benefits administration • Technology administration • Benefits measurement • Cost control efforts • Communication to employees

  11. Figure 13.4 - Benefit Design Decisions

  12. Managing Benefits • Benefits are designed by organizations with a goal of providing value for employees while remaining cost-effective for the company • Flexible benefits plan: Program that allows employees to select the benefits they prefer from groups of benefits established by the employer • Part-time employee benefits • Domestic partner benefits • Older workers benefit needs

  13. Benefits Administration and Technology • Open enrollment: Time when employees can change their participation level in various benefit plans and switch between benefit options • Outsourcing benefits administration • Many organizations must make coordinated efforts to administer benefits programs • Third-party administrators (TPA): Vendor that provides administrative services to an organization

  14. Benefits Administration and Technology • Technology and employee self-service • Internet and computer-based systems are being used to: • Communicate benefits information • Conduct employee benefits surveys • Facilitate benefits administration • Decrease expenses • Increase positive communication • Effectively connect people across many HR functions

  15. Benefits Administration and Technology • Self-service: Technology that allows employees to: • Change their benefits choices • Track their benefits balances • Submit questions to HR staff members and external benefits providers

  16. Benefits Cost Control • Reducing or dropping benefits • Cost sharing with employees • Sponsoring wellness programs • Fostering employee health education • Changing prescription drug programs • Consolidating of benefits packages

  17. Figure 13.7 - Types of Benefits

  18. Types of Security Benefits Unemployment Compensation Workers’ Compensation SeverancePay Security Benefits

  19. Retirement Plan Concepts • Vesting: Right of employees to receive certain benefits from their pension plans • No pension rights accrue if they have not been employed long enough to be vested • Portability: A pension plan feature that allows employees to move their pension benefits from one employer to another • Once workers are vested they can transfer their fund balances to other retirement plans

  20. Retirement Plan Retirement program established and funded by the employer and employees

  21. Types of Retirement Plans

  22. Figure 13.1 1 - Comparison of Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

  23. Common Defined Contribution Plans • Profit-sharing plans • Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) • 401(k) plans: Agreement in which a percentage of an employee’s pay is withheld and invested in a tax-deferred account • Auto-enrollment: Employee contributions to a 401(k) plan are started automatically when an employee is eligible to join the plan

  24. Legal Requirements of Retirement Benefits

  25. Controlling Health Care Benefit Costs • Increasing deductibles and copayments • Instituting high-deductible plans • Increasing employee contributions • Using managed care • Limiting family coverage; excluding spouses • Switching to consumer-driven health plans • Increasing wellness efforts

  26. Figure 13.14 - Common Types of Financial Benefits

  27. Common Types of Insurance Benefits Life insurance Typical level of coverage is one and one-half or two times an employee’s annual salary Insurance Benefits Disability insurance Provide continuing income protection for employees who become disabled and are unable to work Long-term care insurance Allow employees to purchase insurance to cover costs for long-term health care in a nursing home, an assisted-living facility, or at home Legal insurance Employees (or employers) pay a flat fee for a fixed number of hours of legal assistance each month

  28. Figure 13.15 - Guidelines Regarding FMLA Administration

  29. Family-Care Benefits

  30. Time-Off and Other Benefits

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