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1. What employee benefits that are not described in this case would you expect to be important to employees at General Mills? Why do you think they are not mentioned?

A good example of Employee benefit that is not in the case is that on health care coverage on employees. The best reason such a benefits is not is the cost that is associated by health is so high that most organizations do not want to engage in it.

1. What evidence can you find in this case that benefits at General Mills are tied to benefits objectives and corporate objectives?

The fact that benefits given benefits are only issued to a specific level of employees justifies that General Mills would only wish to reward those employees who comply push the objective of the organization (Milkovich et al., 45). This is when the benefits being offered are not equal to all employees, but other specific employees earn more benefits than the rest based on performance.

1. How can general Mills ensure that its benefits are not just luxurious expenses but also contribute to business success?

General Mills need to communicate its objective to employees and create a policy where only performing employees are. Employees will work much harder to ensure that they attain their goals in order to earn much more benefits (Milkovich et al., 67).

1. Why do employees provide employee benefits, rather than providing all compensation in the form of pay and letting employees buy the services they want?

Organizations want to encourage their employees to work harder towards the achievement of organizations goal and therefore make available some of these services to employees in the form of benefits (Milkovich et al., 78). These benefits are much cheaper when offered by the company than when they are from shops, and that encourages employees to work harder.

6. In principle, health insurance would be most attractive to employees with large medical expenses, and retirement benefits would be most attractive to the older employee. What else might a company include in its benefits package to appeal to young, healthy employee? How might the company structure its benefit so these employees can take advantage of the benefits they care about most?

To consider young employees in the organization, benefits such as creation of clubs such as football clubs where talented employees are sponsored to pursue their careers have been put in place. Benefits policies of sponsoring young employees who are in pursuing their further study in the same field are also being created (Milkovich et al., 56).

1. What issues should an organization consider in selecting a package of employee benefits? How should an employer manage the trade-offs among these considerations?  

When thinking about employee package organization has to think about what other forms offer for the same posts, the performance of the employee and the capability of the firm. Taking a good research on the packages offered, deliberate with the employees and make the right decision that will not hurt the performance of the organization.

8. Why is it important to communicate information about employee benefits? Suppose you work in the HR department of a company that has decided to add new benefits-dental and vision insurance plus an additional two days of paid time off for “personal days.” How would you recommend communicating this change? What information should your messages include?