Understanding Negotiated Employee Benefits
Negotiating employee benefits is an important function that has a significant impact on all stakeholders. For employees who are plan participants, their health and retirement security are on the line.
For employers, investing in their labor force to recruit and retain workers has serious financial implications. It is imperative that those who negotiate employee benefits understand their role, be familiar with the collective bargaining process, and have some knowledge of benefits and the plans that are a direct result of their collective efforts.
This course will help you understand both the employee benefits industry and the collective bargaining process so you can engage strategically as you bargain in good faith, yielding productive outcomes for your stakeholders.
Benefits of Attending
- Learn about the legal environment surrounding benefits and collective bargaining.
- Understand the value of benefits to stakeholders.
- Learn the fundamentals of health and retirement benefits.
- Identify ideas and strategies that work from your peers and industry experts.
- Receive valuable written resource materials.
Who Should Attend
- Union bargaining committee members
- Employer or management negotiators
- Human resource leaders
- Labor union leaders and staff
- Management association executives and staff
- Union negotiators
- Union representatives
- Union stewards
- Union trainers
- Union or management attorneys involved in negotiations
- Labor relations attorneys.
Pricing
Through June 3, 2025
US$1,460.00
Member
US$1,680.00
Nonmember
After June 3, 2025
US$1,760.00
Member
US$1,980.00
Nonmember
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More than 31,000 members rely on the Foundation to provide comprehensive health care, pension, fiduciary responsibility, investment, retirement security and other benefits education. Get discounts on educational events, resources to support you in your work, and a community of peers who face the same challenges as you.
Learn More
Educational sessions at this program can qualify for self-reported CEBS® Compliance credit. Visit www.cebs.org/compliance for additional information.
Note: Requests made for CE credit do not guarantee administration of credit. For further information on CE credit, please call (262) 786-6710, option 2, or visit our website at www.ifebp.org/education---events/continuing-education-credit.