This document summarizes a webinar on building a global benefits strategy. It discusses establishing global governance over benefits, improving employee engagement, and upgrading benefits infrastructure. Regarding governance, it notes challenges like lack of centralized spend reporting and process visibility. For engagement, it stresses the need to understand employee and business perceptions of benefits. And on infrastructure, it asks whether companies can quantify administrative burdens and integrate benefits into expanding global HR systems. The goal is to move from fragmented local benefits to a coordinated global strategy.
2. OUR GLOBAL BENEFITS STRATEGY SERIES
Webinar 1:
Scene Setting &
Current Global
Benefits Trends
Webinar 2:
Understanding
the Problem &
Self-Assessment
Webinar 3:
The Solution &
Choosing the
Right Technology
3. [WEBINAR 1] LAST TIME OUT…
Lack of ability
to report benefit
spend centrally
Lack of employee
understanding
of benefits
High administration
overhead and lack
of automation
4. [WEBINAR 1] LAST TIME OUT…
Consistent
Comms
Global
Governance
6%
67%
27%
Effectiveness of Your
Global Benefits Strategy
Very effective Effective Not very effective
Building Blocks of an
Effective Strategy
Companies with a documented GBS were 40% more likely to have the building
blocks in place and report a higher effectiveness to their approach
6. AGENDA
The Global HR Challenge
What does this mean for Benefits?
Understanding your Current Position
Governance
Engagement
Infrastructure
Building your Global Benefits Strategy
14. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
I want to provide a
framework for local
markets to implement
I want to report on
our global spend
with accuracy and
to inform decisions
I want visibility
of how processes
are runningI want to quickly
understand issues
and challenges
and be able to
respond quickly
I want to see the impact
of communications on
employee engagement
15. THE REALITY
I’m still being asked to
deliver consistent
Benefits, which I can’t
I don’t have insight
to provide the
business on our
costs and any ROI
After the fact, I found
out we failed to cover
an executive and
their familyI’m not close enough
to the process to
know how resolution
to local issues
I have no idea whether
benefits are understood
or valued by employees
in our local markets
16. TEST YOURSELF…
Do you know the current benefits programme in
each location, including legacy and exceptions?
Do you know whether you are compliant with
all local legislation regarding benefits design?
Do you know the systems, processes and
responsibilities for managing each benefit?
Do you know whether cover is confirmed with
vendors and premiums paid and when?
17. NOW TEST YOUR COLLEAGUES…
Analyse
Collect
Audit
What are the gaps?
Where are they?
How much are they worth?
How long does it
take to get data
you’re missing?
What is the quality
of that data?
What exposure/risk do
you have for those gaps?
What are the difference in
what you thought you offer/
do and what’s happening?
18. WHERE TO GO NEXT…
If you’re doing well… If you’re struggling…
You have full visibility of your
spend, or at least few gaps
The data was easy to come by
in the local markets
It was easy for them to evidence
the process they follow
There are few operational risks
that could create cover gaps
You can pass go…let’s look at
engagement and systems
There are gaps in understanding
of what is offered and the costs
Even for data that was provided,
the local market took a long time
and provided inconsistent results
It is not clear there are robust
processes used locally to manage
There is the potential for coverage
gaps that expose you to big risk
There are some fundamentals
that need to be addressed – let’s
not run before we can walk!
20. IS THERE A CLEAR REWARD STRATEGY?
Vision
Objectives
Role
Contribution
Reward
21. WHAT DO EMPLOYEES THINK?
Detractor
Promoter
What is the opinion
of employees?
Do benefits add to
or detract from your
EVP?
22. WHAT DO BUSINESS LEADERS THINK?
Considering your
investment and the
culture of the
business, what role
do they think benefits
should play?
What is it’s relative
importance to other
initiatives in engaging
your workforce?
24. DON’T FORGET THE NUTS AND BOLTS…
Are you… Or are you…
Being consistent with messages
regarding approach and
alignment to global philosophy?
Able to cascade messages to local
markets and see it implemented?
Managing change effectively, at a
global, local, individual level?
Able to measure employee
engagement with your comms?
Regularly asking employees for
feedback and measuring results?
If you are, great…ready to move on!
Not using a framework to ensure
employees all hear the same thing
Letting local markets communicate
changes in their own way (if at all)
Not ensuring that employees are
made aware of when and how
changes will impact them
Not able to identify whether your
comms channels are effective
Not having an effective measure of
employee perception of benefits
If so, you need a urgent review…!
Re-visit your approach to global engagement and understand the role benefits are playing today in contributing to or detracting from, employee engagement with the business
Assess your workforce profile, as it is today, but also 5 years from now, to understand the type of person you need to engage – go deeper into understanding their needs and mindset
Look at your corporate culture and your compensation structure - challenge yourself on whether employees focus on company goals, are clear on how they contribute towards them and whether they are truly rewarded for when they do
Finally, audit your approach to internal (and specifically reward and benefit) communications to see whether you are delivering in a way that appeals to your people & reflects the company you are. Think of them as consumers and ask whether you’re effectively marketing to them!
Re-visit your approach to global engagement and understand the role benefits are playing today in contributing to or detracting from, employee engagement with the business
Assess your workforce profile, as it is today, but also 5 years from now, to understand the type of person you need to engage – go deeper into understanding their needs and mindset
Look at your corporate culture and your compensation structure - challenge yourself on whether employees focus on company goals, are clear on how they contribute towards them and whether they are truly rewarded for when they do
Finally, audit your approach to internal (and specifically reward and benefit) communications to see whether you are delivering in a way that appeals to your people & reflects the company you are. Think of them as consumers and ask whether you’re effectively marketing to them!
Re-visit your approach to global engagement and understand the role benefits are playing today in contributing to or detracting from, employee engagement with the business
Assess your workforce profile, as it is today, but also 5 years from now, to understand the type of person you need to engage – go deeper into understanding their needs and mindset
Look at your corporate culture and your compensation structure - challenge yourself on whether employees focus on company goals, are clear on how they contribute towards them and whether they are truly rewarded for when they do
Finally, audit your approach to internal (and specifically reward and benefit) communications to see whether you are delivering in a way that appeals to your people & reflects the company you are. Think of them as consumers and ask whether you’re effectively marketing to them!
Re-visit your approach to global engagement and understand the role benefits are playing today in contributing to or detracting from, employee engagement with the business
Assess your workforce profile, as it is today, but also 5 years from now, to understand the type of person you need to engage – go deeper into understanding their needs and mindset
Look at your corporate culture and your compensation structure - challenge yourself on whether employees focus on company goals, are clear on how they contribute towards them and whether they are truly rewarded for when they do
Finally, audit your approach to internal (and specifically reward and benefit) communications to see whether you are delivering in a way that appeals to your people & reflects the company you are. Think of them as consumers and ask whether you’re effectively marketing to them!
Re-visit your approach to global engagement and understand the role benefits are playing today in contributing to or detracting from, employee engagement with the business
Assess your workforce profile, as it is today, but also 5 years from now, to understand the type of person you need to engage – go deeper into understanding their needs and mindset
Look at your corporate culture and your compensation structure - challenge yourself on whether employees focus on company goals, are clear on how they contribute towards them and whether they are truly rewarded for when they do
Finally, audit your approach to internal (and specifically reward and benefit) communications to see whether you are delivering in a way that appeals to your people & reflects the company you are. Think of them as consumers and ask whether you’re effectively marketing to them!
Look at your current set-up, country-by-country, for how HR and benefits are run today
Look at the number of processes, transactions and payments you’re making on a monthly basis and see where the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness is in the current processes
Start to map out what you think great looks like, especially in the context of your global HCM, payroll and HRSS models you either have today or in the future – compare the two
Look at your current set-up, country-by-country, for how HR and benefits are run today
Look at the number of processes, transactions and payments you’re making on a monthly basis and see where the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness is in the current processes
Start to map out what you think great looks like, especially in the context of your global HCM, payroll and HRSS models you either have today or in the future – compare the two