Many employees view retirement plan benefits and employee benefits as part of their overall compensation package.
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Retirement plan benefits and employee benefits are part of remuneration an employee deserves, in accordance with the terms of employment. These facilities are important source of income (present or future) and are considered part of overall compensation package.
The statement is True.
Many employees view retirement plan benefits and employee benefits as part of their overall compensation package....
Recently the company decided to initiate a pension plan as part of its employee compensation package. The pension plan will start on January 1, 2019. As required by accounting standards, the controller of the company needs to report the pension obligation (liability). The following estimates have been collected: Average length of time to retirement 15 years Expected life duration after retirement 10 years Total pension payment expected each year after retirement for all employees $800,000 annually On the basis of...
Benefits Required by Law Several forces have made benefits a signficant part of employee compensation packages. For example, both federal and state laws require employers to pay certain benefits to employees, such as contributions to Social Security and unemployment insurance. change Concept Review paragraph to read as follows: State and federal laws require that employers offer specific benefits to their employees, and the costs of these benefits are high. Out of every dollar spent on compensation by U.S. companies, more...
Selecting Employee Benefits In today's workplace, employees must manage the demands of their work roles and their family roles. Because of this realization, many employers have added "family-friendly" benefits such as family leave, childcare, elder care, and college savings plans to their employee benefits programs. Although these benefits most directly affect employees with family responsibilities, family-friendly benefits often have spillover effects in the form of loyalty because employees see the benefits as evidence that the organization cares about its people...
THIS IS FOR AN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT CLASS. QUALIFIED PLANS WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE A 401K, IRA, ETC. Next week we are going to discuss establishing, administering and terminating qualified plans. Assume you are 50 years old. You have started your own business and you have 5 employees. You have decided to add a qualified plan to your employee benefit package. Tell me the following (you can assume whatever you want with regards to your answers): 1. What plan...
What is the definition of a defined benefit plan? a. formal retirement plan that provides the participant with a fixed benefit upon retirement b. retirement plan that requires specific contributions by an employer to a retirement or savings fund established for the employee c. plan which allows employees to forgo specific benefits and receive the equivalent in increased pay d. plan in which employees may defer income up to a maximum amount allowed e. plan with an “escalator clause” that...
a qualified retirement plan must be established and maintain for the benefits of which of the following? a. creditors and benefits b. employees and beneficiaries c. employers and creditors d. employers and employees
Do you agree that employees tend to undervalue or take their employee benefits for granted and why or why not? From your readings and your experience, how might an employer effectively increase the perceived value employees place on their employee benefits package?
As part of your employee benefits package, you are offered an annuity that will pay $14,000 per year for 9 years (the first payment will occur two years from today). If the appropriate interest rate is 11%, a) What is the annuity worth to you today? b) What is the annuity worth at the end of the 9 years
What type of qualified plan primarily benefits an employer's key employee? A) Defined benefit (DB) plan B) Defined contribution (DC) plan C) High Compensation (HC) plan D) Top-heavy plan
The University of Ottawa is interested in offering its employees one of two employee benefit packages. A random sample of the university’s employees is collected, and each person in the sample is asked to rate each of the two packages on an overall preference scale of 0 to 100. The results are package A: 45, 67, 63, 50, 77, 60, 47, 39, 56, 68, 70 package B: 56, 79, 60, 45, 85, 39, 50, 41, 50, 69, 82 After analyzing...