First, watch the Chapter $12$ Video: On The Job: Stew Leonard's Benefits in MindTap.

After watching the video, answer the following questions in a Word document. Your response should be at least $1$ page in length. Provide as much detail in your answers as possible using information from the video and Chapter $12$ reading.

How would you evaluate the benefits offered by Stew Leonard's?

What you would suggest that could make the benefits package offered by the company more effective, especially in terms of costs?

Are the benefits discussed in this video voluntary or mandatory? What benefits does Stew Leonard's legally have to provide?

Elizabeth Arrellano, the HR Coordinator in Yonkers for Stew Leonard's, says that the company invests in employees and measures the dollars they spend. In particular, she says they look at participation rates for activities and events and claim dollars for health insurance. Why would these two figures be good ways of measuring whether or not Stew Leonard's benefit investment was cost$-$effective?

What other metrics might the company want to evaluate to determine what payoffs Stew Leonard's was getting from its benefits program?