HRM 180 - Employee Benefits Design and Administration
Course Description
Employee benefits are a critical component of total rewards shaping employees’ well‑being, financial security and overall work experience. In this course, you will explore how organizations design, manage and communicate benefit programs that support both workforce needs and business priorities.
You will examine the full spectrum of benefits commonly offered in Canadian workplaces, including health coverage, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. Through practical scenarios and applied learning, you will assess how decisions related to plan design, funding, and communication affect cost, risk, and perceived value. You will also identify opportunities to enhance program effectiveness and alignment.
By the end of the course, you will be equipped to contribute to benefits-related decisions with greater confidence—supporting the development of programs that are clear, competitive, and responsive to evolving workforce expectations.
Topics of Instruction
- Foundations of Employee Benefits
- Health, Disability, and Insurance Benefits
- Retirement and Savings Programs
- Flexible Benefits and Plan Design
- Funding, Taxation, Administration, and Governance
Course Details
By completion of this course, successful learners will be able to:
- Describe the main types of employer-sponsored health, insurance, and retirement benefits.
- Examine an organization’s benefits and retirement programs to identify gaps, underused features, and alignment with workforce needs.
- Interpret basic utilization and cost information needed to support practical recommendations for improving an organization’s benefits and retirement programs.
- Outline a basic modular benefits and retirement package, including key components and options for different employee groups.
- Draft a communications strategy that provides clear, comprehensive information about employee benefits.
