Employee Benefits Asia to focus on top C&B challenges

Employee Benefits Asia, the region’s biggest conference dedicated to smart compensation and benefits strategy, is back to reveals answers to the rewards and benefits issues that keep HR generalists and rewards specialists awake at night.

Employee Benefits Asia 2016 is a two-day regional conference for HR leaders and senior compensation and benefits specialists happening in Singapore, Hong Kong, and in Malaysia in August.

“The agenda for Employee Benefits Asia 2016 is based on what extensive research has found to be the most pressing issues faced by HR professionals responsible for compensation, benefits and rewards strategy,” said Aditi Sharma Kalra, regional editor of Human Resources magazine.

“The topics will be discussed by top HR executives and rewards experts from leading organisations across the region at the conference.”

The theme of Employee Benefits Asia 2016 is “Driving profitability with smart rewards strategy” and the conference will tackle the following eight topic areas:

Cash – How salaries, commission and bonus schemes compare across job functions, industries and Asian markets, how these have changed over the past five years, how they are expected to change in the next five years and how companies need to set themselves up to take advantage of these changes;

Total rewards framework – Multiple perspectives on how to design a total rewards strategy that goes beyond traditional approaches and brings real value to the workforce and to the business;

Non-cash rewards and recognition methods – What are the significant differences between financial incentives and non-cash rewards? What are the considerations and opportunities when utilising non-cash rewards systems in terms of psychological value, costing, and leadership?

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes – A thorough analysis on the new and existing practices in shaping cost-effective healthcare plans and how to measure their impact on employee engagement and business results;

Analytics in C&B strategy – The expanding role of data analytics in developing benefits solutions that can drive better business decisions, cost sustainability, and organisational performance;

Cost management of benefits – How can C&B professionals structure benefits programmes without cutting corners and compromising job satisfaction? What are the latest principles and techniques in addressing the rising costs of rewards?

Rethinking retirement schemes - Effective ways of setting up wellness and retirement initiatives for the older workers and offering sustainable opportunities for multigenerational workforces;

Flexible benefits systems - The latest concepts, products, and strategies used in arranging flexible compensation programmes;

Past Employee Benefits Asia attendees are top HR executives from leading and international companies in the region, such as Agility, Ascott International, Coca Cola, Ericsson, Google, JT International, Maxis, On Semiconductor, Philip Morris, RHB Bank, UMW Toyota Motor, and many more. All presenters and panellists, such as Dan Gutin, regional human resources director for industrial affairs for APAC and Japan at Sanofi, are director or vice president level HR professionals with regional responsibility.

Held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in August 2016, Employee Benefits Asia is the region’s biggest conference on compensation and benefits strategy.

The two-day annual event is focused on best practice rewards strategy, features an agenda dominated by case studies and global thought leaders, and attracts a large audience of senior HR generalists and compensation and benefits specialists as well as and CEOs, CFOs and COOs closely involved in their companies’ compensation and benefits strategies.

To get a global and Pan-Asian regional view of compensation and benefits and to increase your knowledge and skills across the rewards spectrum do not miss Employee Benefits Asia in August 2016.

To review the topics and agenda, check out the stellar speaker list and reserve your seat visit www.employeebenefits.asia before it’s sold out. For more information please contact:

- Hong Kong: Kenneth To: Tel: +852 2861 1882, Email: kennetht@marketing-interactive.com- Kuala Lumpur: Adrian Ray, Tel: +65 6423 0329, Email: adrianr@humanresourcesonline.net- Singapore: Che Fantonial, Tel: +65 6423 0329, Email: chef@humanresourcesonline.net