Search Results: Benefits Planning

Checklist: Designing a strategic benefits package; one that meets the needs of your workforce, serves your hiring and retention goals, and makes sense for your bottom line

No employer is required by federal law to offer certain plans or benefits.  

Steep health care cost increases, the steady elimination of retiree health benefits, and a greater need to save and invest more for retirement makes it even more important for employees to make smart benefits choices.

Benefits continue to take a larger and larger share of the compensation package, approaching 50 percent at some companies.

Studying the following "mega trends" can help employers establish a long-term vision for their benefits programs.

Even though employers with fewer than 20 employees often are not required to comply with laws that apply to larger employers, this does not necessarily mean, that an employer's smaller size is an advantage when managing employee benefits.