Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to employee benefits: Introducing employee benefits ; The economics of employee benefits ; Regulating employee benefits -- Retirement, health, and life insurance: Employer-sponsored retirement plans ; Health insurance programs ; Employer-sponsored disability insurance and life insurance ; Government-mandated social security and workers' compensation programs -- Services: Paid time-off from work ; Accommodation and enhancement benefits -- Employee benefits : design, nonqualified plans, and global issues: Managing the employee benefits system ; Non plans for highly paid and executive employees ; Global employee benefits.

"Joseph Martocchio's Employee Benefits: A Primer for Human Resource Professionals provides a complete understanding of employee benefits programs. It is relevant for future managers who will deal with a variety of human resource issues in their day-to-day jobs, as well as for those who expect to be human resource practitioners. The real-world focus is evident on every page, balancing current academic thought with brief examples of contemporary benefits practices in business."-- Book jacket.