Topic one: An individual in a Compensation & Performance Management class is asked to answer the following questions regarding the case and readings read Textbook: Compensation by Barry Gerhar $14$th edition.

Instructions: The individual must think of benefits from a strategic view.

$-$Please answer the following questions thoroughly and succinctly and provide some examples to justify the individual$$s way of thinking.

$1)$What role do Benefits play in the "attract, retain, and motivate" piece of Total Rewards?

$2)$How can companies best leverage their Benefits package to fit the Total Rewards model?