COBS 2006

Benefits & Pay Practices Included in the Survey:

Recruiting Strategy NEW

  • Sign-On Bonuses
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Housing Subsidy

Professional Development Practices NEW

  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Career Ladders

Time Off NEW

  • Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • PTO (Personal Time Off) Bank
  • Holidays
  • Sabbatical

Worklife Balance NEW

  • Flexible Schedule
  • Telecommuting
  • Job Share
  • Dependent Care

Pay Practices

  • Frequency
  • Pay Increases

Total Annual Benefit Cost Analysis

  • Automated calculation tool provided
  • Ratio of benefits costs to payroll

Turnover Analysis

  • Annual headcount
  • Voluntary / Involuntary terminations

Volunteer Levels

  • Number of individuals
  • Number of annual hours contributed

Insured Health

  • Traditional Indemnity / Fee-for-Service
  • Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)
  • Point of Service (POS) / Open-Ended HMO
  • Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
  • Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHP)
  • Cash Back
Health & Wellness NEW
Prescription Drug Plan
Insured Dental
Insured Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Short Term Disability (STD)
Long Term Disability (LTD)

Retirement

  • 401(k) - Defined Contribution Plan
  • 403(b) - Defined Contribution Plan NEW
  • Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Miscellaneous Employee Perks NEW

 
For more information, contact the Survey Administrators:

MBL Group, LLC
111 SW Columbia Street, Suite 1010
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-224-7249, ext. 10
Fax: 503-224-6707
www.mblgroup.com
cobsinfo@mblgroup.com