Chapter 8 Flashcards
Supplemental compensation which they receive in addition to their direct wages or incentive pay. These are not substitutes for wages or salaries.
Employee Benefits
These benefits represent labor costs over and above straight-time earning, given to employees to provide them with facilities and assistance.
Employee Benefits
Indirect additional pay to employees to improve their living conditions, the original purpose of which was to supplement his compensation, to assist the employee or his family in case of illness, death or retirement.
Fringe Payments
Principles of Fringe Benefits
Mutual value to employer and employee
Financing within the capacity of the company
Equitably administered
Must suit employee needs and preferences to provide maximum incentives
9 Reasons for granting Fringe Benefits
- Provision for the need of employees
- Meeting union demands
- Maintaining the worker’s living standards
- Management’s willingness
- Increased government regulation of business and industry
- Boosting employee morale
- Effects of World War II
- Effects of inflation and other economic causes
- To attract and retain employees
5 Types of Employee Benefits and Services
- Economic and financial benefits
- Recreational, social and athletic services
- Health and medical services
- Professional services
- Services for employees’ family welfare and convenience
Intended to provide financial assistance to the employees and their families, especially in times of sickness, accidents, old age and unemployment.
Economic or Financial Benefits
Examples are christmas bonus, other bonuses(except production and incentive bonus), insurance, retirement and pension plans, profit sharing plans, credit unions, savings and loan facilities, home financing, service awards and transportation.
Economic or Financial Benefits
Aim to provide employees with opportunities for the fruitful use of their leisure hours. These activities create friendly, personal, informal relationships among employees.
Recreational, Social and Athletic Services
Such as employee educational and vocational guidance, employee counseling, legal aid and tax aid are rendered to the employees by the professional staff. Done because employees generally cannot afford to pay for these services outside.
Professional Services
Helping the employee adjust himself to the challenges of changing conditions in their living and working environment.
Counseling Service
Before establishing a counseling service, consider the following:
The need for such a service
The expenses involved and affordability
The availability of a competent counselor
The ability of HR manager to handle such a job
This program involves advice of a general nature on such matters as leases, debts, wills, tax returns, and the drawing up of legal documents.
Legal Advice
Provided to prepare their workers for higher jobs and responsibilities. Such programs may involve one or more of the following: Scholarship awards, in-service training, leaves of absence, seminars, conference, workshops, travels, and plant visits.
Education and Self-development
Being away from work with the authorization and consent of the owner. The period spent for this does not interrupt the service seniority of the employee
Vacation leave with Pay
3 concepts of granting vacation leave with pay
- Employer’s investment on the health of its workers
- Recognizing employee loyalty and length of service
- Promoting sound employee morale.
Granted to an employee who is suffering from an ailment which prevents him from reporting for work, enabling him to get the rest and treatment he needs.
Sick leave
Days granted for vacation leave by the Labor Code
5 working days per year, called incentive leave
Such as further education; extended maternity leave; extended illness; sickness or death in the family.
Leave of absence without pay
Self-help cooperatives formed by employees to help solve some of their personal financial problems by making loan available at low rates of interest.
Credit Union
A cooperative society incorporated for the two-fold purpose of promoting thrift among its members and creating as source of credit for them to legitimate rates of interest for provident purposes.
Credit Union
Membership in an industrial credit union
through the purchase of stocks
Employee’s credit union process
Through payroll deduction, the employer collects reasonable, fixed amount from the employee’s pay and provides facilities to have theses savings deposited in a fund managed by either the company or employee representatives.
Recognition given to employees who have rendered a certain number of years of service to the company, such as testimonial luncheon or dinner, gifts, cash awards, etc. Usually given at the end of every 5th year of service.
Service Awards
Giving sums of money equivalent to one-half or one month pay for every year of service with the company. This is in addition to the benefits under SSS or GSIS. Some make it compulsory at age 60 or 65 or upon 30 years of service.
Retirement
15 minute break during an employee’s lunch period
Coffee Break
Average workers cannot pay for protection against unforeseen economic loss due to illness, accident or death. To help them during these contingencies, some provide them security under _________ wherein the premium payments are either shared by the employee and the employer or borne by the employer alone.
Group Insurance
Created by Republic Act No. 1161. To render assistance to workers and their families in case the source of their income is terminated, reduced or interrupter because of sickness, disability, death or old age,
Social Security System