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Total Rewards Certificate

Monday, May 8 - Tuesday, May 9, 2023
White Oaks Resort and Conference Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Total Rewards Certificate


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Ready to establish an effective and sustainable total rewards strategy? This two-day course covers the essentials of designing, developing, and implementing a holistic and employee-centric total rewards package.

​Topics/Agenda

Program Format

Earn your Total Rewards Certificate just prior to the EVOLVE Benefits and Workforce Strategies Summit. Join us for the two-day, preconference training on May 8 and 9, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

Register for the Total Rewards Certificate and get 50% off EVOLVE registration!

Program Structure

The Total Rewards Certificate is designed to teach you the fundamentals of designing, developing and implementing an effective and sustainable total rewards strategy. Through five comprehensive course modules, you’ll learn all the key components:

  1. Understanding the Total Rewards Philosophy and Value for Employees and Employers
  2. Building Blocks of Total Rewards:
    • Compensation
    • Health and Group Benefits
    • Pension and Retirement Savings
    • Learning, Career Development and Recognition
    • Wellness and Work/Life Balance
  3. Developing Stakeholder Partnerships and Getting Leadership/Cross-functional Team Buy-in
  4. Implementation and Effective Total Rewards Communications
  5. Review, Assess, Revisit


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Monday May 8, 2023
8:30-9:30 a.m. ET
Understanding the Total Rewards Philosophy and Value for Employees and Employers
8:30-9:30 a.m. ET

Gain a solid understanding of the total rewards (TR) framework and its core elements, its alignment with business and HR, and its impact on talent attraction, retention and motivation strategies.

Category: General Topics
Cindy Hay, CEBS
Instructor
Cindy Hay, CEBS
National Vice President, Commercial Operations
People Corporation
9:30-10:30 a.m. ET
Developing Stakeholder Partnerships and Getting Leadership/Cross-Functional Team Buy-In
9:30-10:30 a.m. ET

Learn why organizations need to invest in TR for employees and how to develop partnerships across stakeholders.

Category: General Topics
Christopher Lee
Instructor
Christopher Lee
VP Employee Experience & Communication
Gallagher
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET
Building Blocks of Total Rewards—Compensation
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET

Understand the purpose and goals of compensation in a TR framework, the design and management of an effective compensation system, and contemporary and emerging compensation management practices.

Category: Compensation
1:30-3:15 p.m. ET
Building Blocks of Total Rewards—Health and Group Benefits
1:30-3:15 p.m. ET

Gain a general understanding of health and group benefits terminology, best practices and emerging trends as well as how to best align the health and group benefits offering with the TR philosophy, objectives and values.

Category: General Topics
Aimee E.G. Anger, GBA
Instructor
Aimee E.G. Anger, GBA
Senior Health and Benefits Consultant
Mercer
3:30-4:30 p.m. ET
Building Blocks of Total Rewards—Learning, Career Development and Recognition
3:30-4:30 p.m. ET

Understand the value of talent development in an organization’s growth, productivity and talent management strategy.

Category: General Topics
Susan Hunter
Instructor
Susan Hunter
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
Tuesday May 9, 2023
8:30-10:30 a.m. ET
Building Blocks of Total Rewards—Pension and Retirement Savings
8:30-10:30 a.m. ET

Gain a general understanding of pension and retirement savings terminology, best practices and emerging trends, and how best to align the pension and retirement savings offering with the TR philosophy, objectives and values.

Category: General Topics
Mazen Shakeel, FCIA, FSA
Instructor
Mazen Shakeel, FCIA, FSA
Partner and Practice Leader, Investments and Risk
LifeWorks
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET
Building Blocks of Total Rewards—Wellness and Work/Life Balance
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET

Learn how wellness, physical and mental health, and achieving work/life balance impact an organization and its employees.

Category: Health & Wellness
Judy N. Plotkin, M.S.W., ICD.D
Instructor
Judy N. Plotkin, M.S.W., ICD.D
Vice President, Health Solutions
People Corporation
1:30-3:00 p.m. ET
Implementation and Effective Total Rewards Communications
1:30-3:00 p.m. ET

Gain an appreciation of how to effectively communicate TR in a way that is valued and relevant to employees, in a clear and well-understood manner.

Category: Communication
Christopher Lee
Instructor
Christopher Lee
VP Employee Experience & Communication
Gallagher
3:15-4:30 p.m. ET
Review, Assess, Revisit
3:15-4:30 p.m. ET

Learn how best to monitor, revisit and update your TR strategy to align with organizational and industry changes to ensure success now and in the future.

Category: General Topics
Aimee E.G. Anger, GBA
Instructor
Aimee E.G. Anger, GBA
Senior Health and Benefits Consultant
Mercer

This certificate offered a moment to pause and review the Total Rewards impacts for today’s marketplace as well as an opportunity to network and share ideas.

Dione Lockyer, CPM, FPCManager, Compensation and Benefits
Blackline Safety

Benefits of Attending

  • Showcase your expertise and commitment to your profession and industry.
  • Enjoy greater opportunities for interaction and discussion with smaller, more intimate class sizes.
  • Stay for EVOLVE and get a 50% discount on your conference registration!

Who Should Attend

  • Anyone who is new to total rewards or wants to brush up on the latest total rewards developments and trends
  • Canadian HR professionals who want to learn more about compensation, pensions and benefits in a total rewards context
  • Providers (e.g., consultants, administrators, benefit coordinators) looking to broaden their knowledge to better serve their clients

Speakers

  • Aimee E.G. Anger, GBA Senior Health and Benefits Consultant Mercer
  • Cindy Hay, CEBS National Vice President, Commercial Operations People Corporation
  • Susan Hunter Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
  • Christopher Lee VP Employee Experience & Communication Gallagher
  • Judy N. Plotkin, M.S.W., ICD.D Vice President, Health Solutions People Corporation
  • Mazen Shakeel, FCIA, FSA Partner and Practice Leader, Investments and Risk LifeWorks

Registration Information

​Register for the Total Rewards Certificate and get 50% OFF your 

EVOLVE: Benefits and Workforce Strategies Summit registration fee!

Registration Information
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Through 4/4/2023 C $1,195.00 C $1,415.00
After 4/4/2023 C $1,495.00 C $1,715.00
 
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