Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Collegehumor, Adverse Selection, Golden Parachute

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B
• Professor: Gail Robertson

Document Summary

Depression is a clear and present danger : alcoholism, absenteeism, injury, physical illness, lost productivity. International eaps and culture shock: homesickness, boredom, depression, family tension/conflict. Sabbaticals: time off to rejuvenate or pursue personal goals, usually paid, helps retain employees and avoid burnout, put money aside throughout the year, agree to come back after. Contains a formula for determining retirement benefits. Return is based on years at company. Less attractive to employees, but more to employers. Employer"s contribution to the employees" retirement fund is specified. Whatever you put in the company will match (based on a certain formula) Any time you have a company willing to match you it"s a good choice. Retirement age (usually 60-65, no mandatory age of 65 anymore) Employee contributions to rrsp: employers sets it up, employer matches employee contributions. Employer distributions to deferred profit sharing plan (dpsp: portion of profits are put into the fund for employees, tax deductible (both, can be rolled together with rrsp.