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Benefits, especially employee health plans, are an important part of any total rewards package. Benefit costs are increasing rapidly and unpredictably, creating a challenge to HR professionals. Learn the basics about how to design, evaluate, implement, and administer employee benefits that are relevant to employees, cost-effective for the company, and competitive enough to attract and retain workers. This class will cover the many types of benefits available, the regulatory environment, compliance requirements, selecting the best partners to meet your benefit goals, and important trends in the marketplace.

Other Credits: This course is approved for 27 hours of continuing education credit.

Note: Prerequisite is Managing Human Resources: An Overview. This course is an approved substitute for Benefits and Pension Plans(BUSA-40701) in order to meet the requirements of the Human Resource Management Certificate.

This course can be taken on a stand-alone basis, or counted towards our Professional Certificate in Human Resource Management.

Register here for our free online HR Info Session.

For more information, please contact HRPrograms@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: BUSA-40875
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Human Resource Management

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