CBIA/Mercer Compensation and Benefits Series
How can you attract, motivate, and retain good employees? A key is ensuring that your compensation and benefits plan is efficient and effective. CBIA and Mercer Human Resources Consulting have developed a series of courses that will help you do just that.
Courses will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CBIA in Hartford, Mercer Human Resources Consulting in Norwalk, and the Marriott in Trumbull. Sign up today.
Individual courses cost $199 for CBIA members, $260 for nonmembers. The full series costs $750 for CBIA members, $975 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, contact Lise Cliche at lise.cliche@cbia.com or 860-244-1977.
Schedule
Introduction to Benefits Theory and Administration
What every human resources administrator should know about employee benefits
Sept. 12 • Hartford
Sept. 26 • Norwalk
Learn how to analyze the objectives and design elements of a benefits plan. Examine the types of plans available and the responsibilities associated with their administration. Explore the most common trends that benefit administrators use to provide employees with cost-effective but
satisfactory benefits.
Health and Wellness Strategies
Develop a strategy that encourages healthy habits in your workforce
Oct. 3 • Hartford
Oct. 31 • Norwalk
Develop a strategy that encourages healthy habits in your workforce
A key aspect of controlling rising benefit costs involves changing employee behavior. But implementing a health and wellness plan that is readily accepted by employees is a tremendous
challenge for the human resources department. This program will cover the components of a successful health and wellness strategy, efficient allocation of company resources, and rewards and incentives that truly get employees to change their behaviors.
Introduction to Total Rewards
Help employees look beyond the paycheck
Nov. 21 • Trumbull
Failing to properly coordinate your compensation and benefits plans can be a costly mistake.
If your plans don’t complement each other, you risk losing the return on your investment.
Learn how to integrate the components of a total rewards strategy: compensation, benefits, work/life balance, performance and recognition, development, and career opportunities. Examine the role corporate strategy and organizational culture play.
401(k) or 403(b): Managing Your Retirement Savings
Make your plan an effective savings vehicle for your employees
Jan. 16 • Hartford
Jan. 30 • Norwalk
Helping employees prepare for retirement has become one of the more formidable tasks of the human resources department, and providing the appropriate guidance for your employees raises numerous questions. This session provides insight on how to effectively administer your company’s defined contribution plan. How much investment advice — if any — can you offer? Should you provide automatic enrollment? How many and what types of funds should you offer? What are the trends and best practices in this area? While you may rely on your investment professional to answer these questions, you should have an understanding of the factors he or she considers.
Health Care Consumerism
Does it really work? Will it work for you?
Feb. 6 • Hartford
Feb. 27 • Norwalk
In the past five years, no health care initiative has been has talked about as much as health care consumerism. Just how much do you know about it? Health care consumerism gives
people greater control over decisions affecting their health care. This program will examine
how products and services (health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements and high-deductible health plans) help achieve this goal. Learn how to use these concepts to control benefit costs while maintaining or improving access to affordable, high-quality care.
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