TASK 5

You are the HR manager in a firm metaphorically described as part of the rust belt in

Syracuse, NY. The average age of your 600-person workforce is 43. Eighty-eight percent of

your workforce is male, and there is hardly any turnover. Not much is happening on the job

front. How do these facts influence your decisions about designing an employee benefit

program? What are the benefit programs suitable for the workforce?

Answer:

As the HR manager, firstly I need to consider about several of factors that influence an

employee benefits program’s effectiveness. I should include the benefits that address the

challenges that happened in the industrial sector. Besides, the average age of employees and

their gender also need to be considered. I should consider what motivates employees to work

for a long time and want should be done to increase their commitment to the organization. A

good employee benefits programs should be designed to meet the needs of employee at

various stages of their professional career and personal lives. The benefit programs that

suitable for the workforce are medical insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, and paid

time off. Medical insurance is the costs of physician and surgeon fees, hospital rooms, and

prescription of medicine. Dental and optical care also can be offered as part of medical

insurance. Function of life insurance is to protect your family in case you die. Retirement

benefits also one of benefit program that provide people with and income when they end their

careers. The type of paid time off or PTO are holidays, sick leave, and vacation leave.