(Rosenbloom, 2005)
Q2) Identify issues employers face with benefits, explain why they face them and share how to resolve them
The primary problem is the misuse and overuse of the insurance and medical programs included to the employee benefit and it opposite that it is never used. In either case the expenditure becomes wasteful. To prevent misuse there can be supervision of the accounts by the HR and making annual checkups mandatory can avoid non-use. (Rosenbloom, 2005)
One problem is the distinguishing between the casual and regular workers and providing for different set of benefits for each. In this case there is the benefit that status differences boost employee morale but has its own drawbacks while treating casual employee rights and benefits, especially training. For a casual or part time employee training packages that suit the vocation make a great benefit and the legal implications of treating these employees differently from the regulars may tend to some type of discrimination. (Krausert, 2009)
The reality is that the employer provided retirement plans were a common employee benefit in the United States and is for full-time workers in private industry. 70% of employees have access to these plans. In contrast to this as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics assessment for 2010 shows that only 39% of part-time private industry workers had accessibility to a retirement plan. Likewise medical care benefits and paid sick leave...
(United States Department of Labor, 2010)
The further problem is the employee cooperation in paying the dues and the reluctance to be involved in the packages because this means long-term associations. Thus they desire carry forward schemes that are available even when they switch jobs. This is a pressure on the management. To overcome all this it is necessary to provide a package that has mandatory benefits, which can be transferred along with some packages that are so attractive that it will not be denied by the employees. Attractive packages lower attrition rates.
References
Business. Gov. (2011) "Employee Benefits" Retrieved 22 January 2011 from http://www.business.gov/business-law/employment/employee-benefits/
Krausert, Achim. (2009) "Performance Management for Different Employee Groups: A
Contribution to Employment Systems Theory"
Rosenbloom, Jerry S. (2005) "The handbook of employee benefits: design, funding, and administration" McGraw-Hill Professional.
United States Department of Labor. (2010) "Employee Benefits in the United States" Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 22 January 2011 from http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs
United States General Accounting Office. (2004) "Private pension's multiemployer plans face short- and long-term challenges" DIANE Publishing.
