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Global Benefits: Regional Compliance and Trends

Are you looking to get up to speed on the fundamentals of managing global benefits? Have you been tasked with a new country or regional mandate and don’t know where to start? Learn from industry experts how to administer and manage a global benefits program while earning your Certificate in Global Benefits Management.

Topics Covered

  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • Asia Pacific
  • Middle East/Africa
  • Case Study

Course Outline

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Day 1

  1. Global Benefit Trends
    1. Economic, workforce and political trends
    2. Trends in compensation and benefits environment
  2. Asia Pacific: Regional and Country Updates
    1. Prevalence of benefits offered in different countries
    2. Employer view vs. employee view
    3. Country perspectives
      1. China
      2. Taiwan
      3. Singapore
      4. India
      5. Japan
      6. Other countries
  3. Latin America: Regional and Country Overview
    1. Economic, workforce and political trend
    2. HR trends overview, including the prevalence in benefits offered in different countries
    3. Comparing and contrasting countries in the region
    4. Country perspectives
      1. Argentina
      2. Brazil
      3. Chile
      4. Columbia
      5. Mexico
      6. Peru

Day 2

  1. Middle East: Regional and Country Overview
    1. Geopolitical context
      1. Regional scope: GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, KSA, UAE), Israel
      2. Demographic weight, labor migration patterns, and regulatory environment
    2. Cultural and business considerations
      1. Hierarchy and seniority respected
      2. Religious observance impacts scheduling and conduct
      3. Communication norms: Indirect style, consensus-seeking, flexible agendas
      4. Appropriate attire and behavioral protocol in Muslim-majority jurisdictions
    3. Globally mobile employees (GME)—Medical benefit strategy
      1. Expat, inpat, and third-country national frameworks
      2. Compliance and cost coordination across jurisdictions
    4. Country review
      1. UAE: Labor and benefits architecture
      2. Israel: Structured social model
  2. Africa: Regional and Country Overview
    1. Africa: Strategic landscape
    2. Country review
      1. South Africa: Transition toward national health insurance (NHI)
      2. Egypt: Gradual rollout of universal health insurance (UHI)
      3. Nigeria: Evolving retirement and health benefit structures
    3. Strategic implications for multinational employers
  3. European Regional and Country Overview
    1. European and EU framework
    2. EU institutions and legal authority
      1. Impact on national insurance and benefits regulation
    3. Retirement systems
    4. Labor and employment laws affecting benefits
      1. Works councils
      2. Collective bargaining
      3. Working time rules
      4. Employee protections
      5. Employer consultation obligations
    5. Social Security and statutory benefits
      1. European social security systems
    6. Employer-sponsored benefit structures
      1. Comparison of mandatory and supplemental employer benefits
      2. Integration with statutory systems
      3. Tax treatment of benefits
    7. Data privacy and benefits administration
      1. GDPR requirements
      2. Cross-border data transfer rules affecting insurance
    8. Country-specific benefit overviews
      1. United Kingdom
      2. Germany
      3. France
      4. Central
      5. Eastern Europe
      6. Nordic region
  4. Case Studies
    Application of course concepts through multinational employer scenarios, mergers and acquisitions considerations, and compliance risk examples

Course Applies To

April 2026

April 29 - 30, 2026
Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, Scottsdale, AZ

Pricing

Through March 16, 2026

US$1,495.00

Member

US$1,715.00

Nonmember

After March 16, 2026

US$1,795.00

Member

US$2,015.00

Nonmember

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September 2026

September 30 - October 1, 2026
Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, FL

Pricing

Through August 17, 2026

US$1,495.00

Member

US$1,715.00

Nonmember

After August 17, 2026

US$1,795.00

Member

US$2,015.00

Nonmember

Register Now

Continuing Education

Educational sessions at this program can qualify for CEBS Compliance credit. Visit www.cebs.org/compliance for more information.

Agenda

April 2026 September 2026

Wednesday, April 29 - Thursday, April 30, 2026

Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas, Scottsdale, AZ

Wednesday, September 30 - Thursday, October 1, 2026

Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, FL

8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET

Global Benefits: Regional Compliance and Trends - Day 1

  • Global Trends
  • Asia Pacific
  • Latin America

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8:00 am - 4:30 pm ET

Global Benefits: Regional Compliance and Trends - Day 2

  • Middle East
  • Africa

  • Europe

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