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Benefits Benchmarking 2015 The Conference Board of Canada, 124 pages, October 30, 2015 Report by Nicole Stewart

Benefits Benchmarking 2015

The Conference Board of Canada, 124 pages, October 30, 2015
Report by Nicole Stewart

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This report summarizes the results of the Conference Board’s 2015 employer-sponsored benefit program survey. It provides sound data that enable Canadian employers to benchmark against organizations they compete with for talent. Document Highlights Benchmarking Benefits 2015 summarizes the results of The Conference Board of Canada’s 2015 employer-sponsored benefit program survey. A questionnaire was sent to 2,178 senior-level HR practitioners. The recipients were predominantly from medium-sized and large Canadian organizations operating in a variety of regions and sectors. Between March and May 2015, practitioners from a total of 278 organizations responded to the survey, representing a 13 per cent response rate. The report provides sound data that will enable Canadian employers to benchmark themselves against their peers and other organizations that they compete with for talent. It explores a wide range of employer-sponsored benefit programs that include extended health care plans, dental plans, life and accident plans, disability plans, and legally required programs such as CPP/QPP and EI. The report also includes information on health care spending accounts as well as benefits for part-time employees and retirees. Table of Contents Executive Summary Chapter 1—Benefits Strategy Chapter 2—Group Benefits Plans Types of Group Benefits Plans Benefits Plan Funding Benefits Plan Administration Eligibility for Benefits Opting Out Waiting Periods Union and Non-Union Employee Benefits Comparison Chapter 3—Group Benefits Plans for Full-Time Employees Extended Health Care Coverage Life Insurance Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Critical Illness Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements Annual Premiums Chapter 4—Group Benefits Plans for Part-Time Employees Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements Annual Premiums Chapter 5—Retiree Benefits Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements Annual Premiums Benefits Costs for Retirees Chapter 6—Health Care Spending Accounts Prevalence Eligibility Contributions Chapter 7—Benefits Function Staffing Ratios Outsourcing Chapter 8—Benefits Costs Benefits Costs for Active Employees Chapter 9—Conclusion Appendix A—Bibliography Appendix B—Respondent Profile Appendix C—Participating Organizations Appendix D—Key Group Benefits Plan Statistics

This report summarizes the results of the Conference Board’s 2015 employer-sponsored benefit program survey. It provides sound data that enable Canadian employers to benchmark against organizations they compete with for talent.

Document Highlights

Benchmarking Benefits 2015 summarizes the results of The Conference Board of Canada’s 2015 employer-sponsored benefit program survey. A questionnaire was sent to 2,178 senior-level HR practitioners. The recipients were predominantly from medium-sized and large Canadian organizations operating in a variety of regions and sectors. Between March and May 2015, practitioners from a total of 278 organizations responded to the survey, representing a 13 per cent response rate.

The report provides sound data that will enable Canadian employers to benchmark themselves against their peers and other organizations that they compete with for talent. It explores a wide range of employer-sponsored benefit programs that include extended health care plans, dental plans, life and accident plans, disability plans, and legally required programs such as CPP/QPP and EI. The report also includes information on health care spending accounts as well as benefits for part-time employees and retirees.

Executive Summary

Chapter 1—Benefits Strategy

Chapter 2—Group Benefits Plans

Types of Group Benefits Plans
Benefits Plan Funding
Benefits Plan Administration
Eligibility for Benefits
Opting Out
Waiting Periods
Union and Non-Union Employee Benefits Comparison

Chapter 3—Group Benefits Plans for Full-Time Employees

Extended Health Care Coverage
Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance and Long-Term Care Insurance
Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements
Annual Premiums

Chapter 4—Group Benefits Plans for Part-Time Employees

Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements
Annual Premiums

Chapter 5—Retiree Benefits

Premium Cost-Sharing Arrangements
Annual Premiums
Benefits Costs for Retirees

Chapter 6—Health Care Spending Accounts

Prevalence
Eligibility
Contributions

Chapter 7—Benefits Function

Staffing Ratios
Outsourcing

Chapter 8—Benefits Costs

Benefits Costs for Active Employees

Chapter 9—Conclusion

Appendix A—Bibliography

Appendix B—Respondent Profile

Appendix C—Participating Organizations

Appendix D—Key Group Benefits Plan Statistics

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