Media Advisory - Benefits Summit West 2012

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CALGARY, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - Benefit programs are considered essential incentives to attract, increase and retain the best employees. Yet, employer-sponsored benefits now cost more than $7,000 per full-time employee and have been growing by up to 10 per cent annually in recent years.

At the Benefits Summit West 2012 event, The Conference Board of Canada will present the findings of its survey among 360 medium and large-size Canadian organizations on employer-sponsored benefit programs. This event will also provide tips on how companies can contain the escalating costs of benefits while attracting and keeping top talent.

When:	Friday, November 16, 2012.
Who:	Benchmarking and Balancing Your Benefits—Original Conference Board Research Results Karla Thorpe, Director of Leadership and Human Resources Research at The Conference Board of Canada, will present the findings of the Conference Board's Benefits Benchmarking 2012 report. 8:45 a.m.
	An End to Blank Checks: Getting More Value From Your Employer Drug Plan Helen Stevenson, President and Chief Executive Officer at Reformulary Group Inc., will discuss the flaws of the current drug plan system and present practical ways in which companies can get more value from their drug plan. 10:45 a.m.
	From Providing Benefits to Enhancing Wellness—Tailoring Benefits and Wellness to Your Employees Brian Lindenberg, Senior Partner of Health and Benefits at Mercer, will share tips on how companies can target benefits and wellness programs within their workforce. 11:30 a.m.
	Care Giving and Work—The Next Big Challenge for HR and Benefits Donna S. Lero, Jarislowsky Chair in Families and Work of the Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being at the University of Guelph and Nora Spinks, Chief Executive Officer at the Vanier Institute of the Family, will discuss the impact of caregiving on working people and their employers. 12:15 p.m.
Where:	Hyatt Regency Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.

For more information, visit: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/12-0029/default.aspx

This event is sponsored in part by Mercer (Canada) Limited, and Human Resources Institute of Alberta.

SOURCE: CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA

Media are asked to register in advance, as space is limited.
For more information or media accreditation, contact:
Françoise Makanda, Media Relations Coordinator,
Tel.: [phone], ext. 389. E-mail: [email protected].