This presentation provides an overview of employee benefits. It defines employee benefits as additional compensation beyond wages that employees receive from their employer. The document then categorizes and describes common types of benefits, including those required by law, voluntary health insurance plans, retirement benefits, time-off benefits, survivor benefits, and flexible benefit plans. It also discusses the typical costs of benefits for employers, highlighting how costs have increased annually, and outlines advantages like employee retention and disadvantages like increased legal and administrative fees.
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS
• Part of a Total Compensation.
• Provided by the Government.
• Incentives.
• Part of Cost of doing Business.
• Indirect Compensation.
6. FACTORS OF GROWTH OF BENEFIT
• Discouraging Unions.
• Non taxable Benefits.
• Easier to negotiate wages.
• Attitude of general public.
8. OBJECTIVE OF BENEFIT PROGRAMS
• Improve Morale.
• Meet Health and Safety Needs.
• Attract Good Employees.
• Reduce Turnover.
• Reduce Unionism.
• Maintain a Competitive Position.
• Enhance the Organization's Image.
10. BENEFITS REQUIRED BY LAW
Legally required benefits/Mandatory benefits
• Social Security.
• Unemployment Compensation.
• Worker’s Compensation.
• Family and Worker Leave Act.
11. VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
Health Insurance
• Traditional Health Insurance.
• Health Maintenance Organization. (HMO)
• Preferred Provider Organization. (PPO)
• Point-of-Service. (POS)
• Consumer Driven Health Plan. (CDHP)
12. HEALTH PLANS BY EMPLOYERS
Conventional
1%
HMO
17%
PPO
55%
POS
10%
HDHP/
CDHP
17%
13. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
• Pension plans.
i. Contributory (joint pay)
ii. Non-Contributory (employer pays)
• Pre-retirement counseling.
14. DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
• Amount is Specifically Defined.
• Years of Service Required.
• Average Earnings During Certain Years.
• Age at Retirement.
15. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN
• Basis Upon Which the Employer Pays.
• Paid to Thrift Plan, IRA, etc.
• Benefits Depends Upon Accumulation.
16. PAYMENT FOR TIME NOT WORKED
• Holidays and Vacations.
• Disability ( Short and Long Term)
• Sick leave.
18. EMPLOYEE SERVICES AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY PLANS
• Employee assistance program
• Counseling services
• Child care
• Elder care
• Food services
• Health services
• Legal services
• Credit unions
• Educational assistance plans
• Financial planning
• Housing and moving expenses
• Transportation pooling/parking
• Purchasing assistance
• Social and recreational services
• Awards
19. FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLANS
Benefit plan that enable individual employees to
choose the benefits that are best suited to their
particular needs.
• Employees Choose.
• Cafeteria Plans.
• Cost Attached.
• Some Government Requirements.
25. TYPICAL COST OF BENEFITS
TYPES OF BENEFITS
TOTAL PERCENTAGE,
ALL COMPANIES
Payments for vacations, sick leave, holidays, etc. 12.0%
Legally required payments 10.0 %
Medical and medically related benefit payments 10.0 %
Retirement and savings (employer’s share) 7.0 %
Paid rest periods, lunch periods, etc. 3.0 %
Miscellaneous benefits 1.0%
Life insurance .5%
Total employee benefits as percent of payroll 43.5%
27. INCREASE IN COST OF HEALTHCARE
• Federal Regulation
• Changes in Pricing
• Advances in Medicine
• Malpractice Insurance
• Labor Costs
• Over Utilization of Facilities
• Elder Care
• Transplants/AIDS/Other
29. ADVANTAGES
• Helps retain the quality employees.
• Exemption of taxes by providing insurance.
• Employees stay happy with the current pay.
• Offering amenities at a lower cost.
• Insurance provisions allow employees
to be more productive.
31. DISADVANTAGES
• Difficulties in keeping benefits equal for
different job positions.
• Any single mistake in benefits might lead to
lawsuit or regulatory fine.
• Offering amenities requires legal help, which in
turn increases legal fees.
• Benefits need a better and bigger administration
to handle the employees.