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DonateThis Council focuses on key trends, metrics and market challenges in compensation and employee benefits unique and specific to medium and small public and private companies and non-profit companies. The effects of attracting and retaining employees in these companies with varying organizational sizes and structures, unique compensation approaches, and a rise in competition for limited key employee resources cannot be overstated. Balancing cost control with employee well-being while implementing competitive employee benefits approaches in the increasing regulated environment are complex challenges for benefits professionals. Some of the topics discussed include:
- Compensation approaches for varying professional and management levels with challenges of growth opportunities and varying total compensation dynamics
- Recruitment pay challenges for key positions which are highly competitive or subject to market changes and turnover
- Unique compensation challenges for executive pay in private and non -profit companies -Providing competitive health care and employee benefit design with increasing cost pressures, government regulation and market changes
- Retirement/Investment Savings plans challenges and issues surrounding 401(k), pension and other savings plans approaches
- AES Corporation
- Atlassian
- Atrium Health
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- Boise Cascade Company
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- CF Industries, Inc.
- CSX Corporation
- Catalent Pharma Solutions Inc.
- Ciena Corporation
- Del Monte Foods, Inc.
- Dexcom Inc.
- Dolby Laboratories
- Donaldson Company, Inc.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Fremont Group, L.L.C.
- Hexion Inc.
- HollyFrontier Corporation
- Honda North America
- Ingevity Corporation
- Kontoor Brands
- LafargeHolcim United States
- Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Michelin North America, Inc.
- Niagara Bottling, LLC
- Nutanix, Inc.
- ONE Gas
- Pharmavite LLC
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Raytheon Technologies
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Salt River Project
- Scientific Games
- Shaw Industries, Inc.
- Silicon Valley Bank
- Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
- T. Rowe Price
- Teleflex Inc.
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Toll Brothers, Inc.
- Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.
- West Monroe Partners
Enduring relationships with trusted peers are the core of the Council experience. Enhanced by our global, enterprise-wide reach, these relationships span the world and extend the value of Council membership. Confidential peer dialogue provides you with a broader perspective and shared experiences, as well as access to specific knowledge and best practices.
- Collective problem solving that puts your issue on the agenda
- Benchmarking through regular surveys of Council members about relevant company practices
- Multifunctional insights generated by the wealth of perspectives gathered from 125+ Councils (covering more than 50 functions) that work together across geographies
- Virtual communities that extend learning opportunities through a variety of online forums and other resources
Those with major executive responsibility for their companies’ compensation and benefits functions in companies. Membership is by invitation only.
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Dennis Roche
Program Director, Compensation & Employee Benefits Council, Compensation Council, and Executive Compensation Practitioner Council I & II |