1. Describe how employee benefits fit into the total compensation function.
2. Offer some suggestions for how companies might lessen the entitlement mentality among employees toward employee benefits.
3. Companies possess limited budgets to fund employee benefits. From an employee's perspective, which employee benefits practices should be funded? Which are easily dispensable? Now respond to these questions as a company representative. Explain
4. Describe the differences between strategic benefits plans and benefits tactics. Should strategic benefits plans be developed before setting benefits tactics? Explain your
5. Consider the varieties of internal and external information that companies consider when planning a benefits program. Which piece of information do you believe is most important to this planning process? Least important? Explain your answers.