Ch. 13

Concept and Brief Discussion: Providing employee benefits

This chapter focused on benefits. It defines benefits by law, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance plans, and other employee wants. They also talked about the paid leave days in the US, and how to encourage different behaviors through incentives like health care packages, plans, and perks to promote healthier life styles. I think it is interesting to see how many people don't take their days off. I wonder if this is because even though they have this time offered they decline because there are underlying feelings about taking it off, such as their boss will be upset with them etc. I also question the future of benefits and benefit packages, I continually hear that they are being eliminated.