Bogged-Down Multinational Benefit Leaders May Be Missing Opportunities
2014年12月15日 - 11:05PM
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Nearly two-thirds (62%) of global pension and benefit leaders at
multinational companies claim that day-to-day operational
activities are limiting their ability to add value and hampering
their strategic contribution to the company, according to research
from global professional services company Towers Watson (NYSE,
NASDAQ: TW). Results from the latest Current and Emerging Global
Benefit Themes survey shows that three-fourths (75%) of
participants also believe there is increasing pressure for them to
do more with less, suggesting they need to change the way they do
things if they are to create the time to focus on more value-added
activities.
“Our research shows that global and regional headquarters (HQ)
pension and benefit leaders are under continuous pressure to focus
on activities that will add value to their organization, but are
stretched in day-to-day operational tasks,” said Brian Makuck,
senior consultant in Towers Watson’s International Consulting
Group. “To overcome this, leaders need to revisit and review their
teams’ activities, and evaluate the impact on the business and what
changes can be made to improve efficiency. Global pension and
benefit leaders should also consider different resourcing models
for HQ activities — such as insourcing, cosourcing and outsourcing
— to create space to focus on more valuable opportunities.”
According to the research, about seven in 10 (71%) respondents
predict a significant increase in their global or regional
involvement in pensions and benefits in 2015. The top three focus
areas are expected to be global control and oversight of pensions
and benefits, financial management of pension and benefit costs and
risks, and employee appreciation of pensions and benefits. North
American respondents also named Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. as
the top countries to focus on in 2015 for financial and strategic
pension and benefit review reasons; the Netherlands owing to
pension legislation changes; and Brazil, China and India for more
operational reviews.
“The respondents overwhelmingly believe that real value-added
business opportunities exist from HQ getting more actively involved
in pension and benefit management globally, for example, to help
bring global perspective to key local decisions,” said Makuck. “The
challenge for HQ pension and benefit leadership is to articulate
and implement a coherent global pension and benefit strategy and
management approach, and support it with enablers such as road maps
of priorities, policies, guidance, technology and networking forums
for sharing experiences.”
About the Survey
Towers Watson’s eighth annual Current and Emerging Global
Benefit Themes survey is a pulse survey, focused on priorities for
2015. Conducted in September 2014, it covers 313 global and
regional HQ leaders of leading multinationals based in Asia
Pacific; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and
North America.
About Towers Watson
Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW) is a leading global
professional services company that helps organizations improve
performance through effective people, risk and financial
management. With 15,000 associates around the world, the company
offers consulting, technology and solutions in the areas of
benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital
management. Learn more at towerswatson.com.
Towers WatsonEd Emerman, +1 609-275-5162eemerman@eaglepr.com
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