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Corporate Benefits Departments: Staffing 2023 Survey Results

Corporate Benefits Department Staffing 2023 Survey

The International Foundation asked single employers to evaluate the operations and staffing practices of corporate benefits departments across the U.S. Key findings from Corporate Benefits Departments: Staffing 2023 Survey Results include:

  • Primary reasons for outsourcing benefit functions include expertise (79%), risk (62%), technology (52%), costs (36%) and changes in staffing levels (21%)
  • Greatest challenges facing benefits departments include rising health care costs (50%), absence and disability management (39%), compliance with benefits laws and regulations (31%), employee engagement (30%) and communication of benefits (25%)
  • The majority of companies have a dedicated benefits department or dedicated benefits personnel (77%), while in 23% of companies employee benefits tasks are handled by one or more person(s) in the human resources department.

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Number of Reporting Positions Benefits Function Is Removed From CEO

Number of Reporting Positions Benefits Function Is Removed From CEO

Change in Size of Benefits Department/Staff in the Past Five Years

Change in Size of Benefits Department/Staff in the Past Five Years

Portion of Overall Benefits Function That Is Outsourced

Portion of Overall Benefits Function That is Outsourced

Top Reasons for Outsourcing Benefits Functions

Top Reasons for Outsourcing Benefits Functions

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