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The world continues to face a talent crunch. In this ongoing battle for attracting, motivating and retaining talent, balance has been skewed even more by the growth and emergence of private equity backed corporations. As public companies continue their struggle in remaining competitive in this race due to growing compliance, regulatory and shareholder scrutiny; private equity-backed firms are surging ahead with largely attractive and lucrative pay packages. In this session Bill will lead us through some of the emerging trends in pay variance and lead the discussion on how public companies can close the gap and remain competitive in this battle for talent.
In an economy that has been recently rocked by sub-prime mortgage crisis and an ensuing credit crunch, there hasn’t been much relief for employees who have significantly lost property and savings. What steps can you take to not only assist them in times of financial hardship but enable them to proactively plan their retirement and financial savings from day one? In this panel presentation we will see how to different companies have structured their retirement and financial planning programs that suited the needs of the business and its employees. We shall also see what critical and timely actions have helped them achieve sound results to these initiatives.
Employers across the country are not only dealing with the ongoing macro-economic challenges and diminishing consumer demand, they also continue to struggle with escalating health care costs. These costs continue to rise due to a number of drivers and not enough is being done to alleviate the problem. “The Perfect System” aims to optimize the efficiency and quality of health care delivery while slowing the rate of expense increases through the use of integration and technology. In this session, steps that Kaiser Permanente is taking to advance the total care delivery system to achieve healthier member outcomes and improve cost control will be highlighted. Critical questions that will be addressed include:
Economic crisis serves up quite a wake up call. When times are tough, employee morale and productivity reach an all time low contributing to losses and spurring a vicious cycle. The one issue that it does bring to the spotlight is the significance of employee morale and its impact on productivity. In this presentation, Ryan Sudweeks will take us through the importance of implementing robust employee recognition and rewards programs, especially now, to help your organization tide through these tougher economic times. Topics to be discussed include:
It’s no surprise that organizations with an engaged workforce typically experience less employee turnover and achieve superior business results. Engaging employees and aligning them with organizational objectives and workplace culture – from the moment they walk through the door – can give an organization an advantage over its competitors and provide a significant boost to its bottom line.
In this presentation, you’ll learn about the role technology plays in creating an engaged workforce. You’ll also see some best practice tools and media for efficiently and cost-effectively reaching and engaging your audience. In addition, you’ll examine ways to use the latest social networking tools to create an onboarding process that closes the gap between attracting qualified candidates and transitioning them into their new roles. Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to witness how leading organizations are leveraging technology to develop an integrated approach to communicating the value of the employment relationship on an ongoing basis, thus creating a compelling employment deal that helps drive improved business performance.
As companies increasingly make Defined Contribution plans their primary or sole retirement vehicle, it is critical that the all aspects of the program (governance, design, administration and participant support) are aligned and consistent with company goals and best practices.
In this presentation we shall see how Cablevision went through an intensive process to upgrade all aspects of it's program, and analyze some of the critical steps that you must undertake to successfully manage this kind of effort. Special emphasis will be placed on:
