Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits

By Robert J. McKay · John Wiley & Sons Canada · 2007 · GH101-105-25

The definitive guide to flexible benefit programs in Canada, in a third edition published in 2007 and edited by Robert J. McKay of Hewitt Associates. It offers everything organizations need to know about designing, implementing, communicating and administering a flexible benefits program, with new material on retiree flexible benefit programs, maintaining and revitalizing an existing plan, flex for executives, provincial considerations, case studies and flexible benefit developments in eight countries.

On the syllabus

Exam GH-101 — Outcomes 4a; study note GH101-105-25, Ch. 7 (sections 7.1-7.3, 7.5-7.7) of Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits, McKay, 3rd Edition, 2007.

Foreword

Preface

About the Editor

Contributors

Part One Overview

1 Origins and Objectives

2 Elements of Flexible Benefits

3 Starting and Maintaining a Flexible Program

4 Plan Structure and Eligibility

Part Two Design

5 Health Care

6 Death and Disability

7 Flexible Accounts - Health Spending, Personal, and Perquisite

8 Time Off with Pay

9 Flexible Benefits for Retirees

10 Retirement

11 Emerging Benefits

Part Three Legal and Regulatory Environment

12 Taxation of Flexible Benefits

13 Discriminating Issues

Part Four Structure and Financing

14 Pricing

15 Financial Analysis

16 Adverse Selection

17 Insurance Considerations

Part Five Communication

18 Communicating with Employees

19 Training the Implementation Staff

20 The Role of Employee Listening

Part Six Administration

21 Managing Administration

22 Administration Solutions

Part Seven Experience

23 Case Studies

Part Eight Global Trends

24 International Flexible Benefits

Appendix

Glossary

Index

Sources

Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits, 3rd ed. (Library of Congress table of contents, publisher-supplied data, LCCN 2008371310) — the contents: part and chapter titles (chapter-level only; the capitalised title of chapter 21 is set in title case; section titles such as 7.1 to 7.7 are not given)
Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits, 3rd Edition (Wiley) — the publisher's description, author and May 2007 date
Canadian handbook of flexible benefits, 3rd ed. (Open Library) — the print edition's ISBN-13 (9780470838259), publisher and year
GH 101 Intro Study Note, November 2026 (SOA) — the study-note code GH101-105-25 and its title (Chapter 7, sections 7.1-7.3 and 7.5-7.7, of Canadian Handbook of Flexible Benefits)
GH 101 Syllabus, Nov 2026/Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the citation (McKay, 3rd Edition, 2007) and the learning outcome