Half of the top 10 business concerns directly impact HR practices for employers. Benefits advisors and brokers have a chance to help lessen the blow and mitigate the risks clients are facing.

1. Half of the Top
10 Concerns1
of US
Businesses
Will Directly
Impact HR
What will you do to help
lessen the blow?

2. The top 10
concerns for U.S.
businesses
according to Duke’s
Fuqua School of
Business
1. Economic uncertainty
2. Attracting/Retaining EEs
3. Compliance requirements
4. Cost of Benefits
5. Weak demand for
product/services
6. Government policy
7. Employee productivity
8. Data security
9. Employee morale
10.Access to Capital

3. We are focusing on
the 5 having the most
direct impact on HR:
The high cost of their
impact
& links to additional
resources
1. Economic uncertainty
2. ATTRACTING/RETAINING EEs
3. COMPLIANCE
REQUIREMENTS
4. COST OF BENEFITS
5. Weak demand for
product/services
6. Government policy
7. EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY
8. Data security
9. EMPLOYEE MORALE

4. Attracting
And
Retaining
Quality
Employees
Why they’re concerned
Cost to replace lost
employee = 90% - 200%
of annual compensation
(SHRM)
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ideas

5. Compliance
Why they’re concerned
The low end fine for late
delivery of the
SPD = $10,000 (US DOL) Click for more compliance
ideas

6. Cost of
Benefits
Why they’re concerned
You already know the
answer to this one!
Click for more cost of benefits
ideas

7. Employee
PRODUCTIVITY
Why they’re concerned
22% improvement in net profit
margin when performance is properly
managed (Hackett Group)
Click for more productivity
ideas

8. Employee Engagement
Why they’re concerned
$.37 of every payroll dollar is
lost due to poor employee
engagement (Gallup)
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ideas

10. If you need a little help yourself as you
commit to helping your clients address
these top concerns, click to visit us
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1 Top concerns from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business / CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook