Hello,


I have an employee who has not started, but yet she wanted to know the pricing on benefits. She has not yet started but wanted to pricing. Is'nt there a law about giving information like that out until you agree to take the job to protect the company. She did not take the position because the benefit pricing was not given to her. I wanted to know if there was something I could send her stating the logistics of this matter?

What 'benefits' are you referring to, and what country are you residing in? Laws vary from country to country.

I know of no law that would prevent that. Many companies give there employees an annual statement of compensation that includes the value of their benefits package. And I think that may be required in the US. I see no reason why you can't tell a prospective employee what the approximate value of the benefits package would be. If that's what she meant.

I don't even get what 'benefit pricing' means. Benefits are stated as terms, such as 50 shares of stock vested at a certain time, two weeks vacation, 3/4 of health insurance, the sort of information which is given out routinely before someone is hired. So what am I missing?

I know of no law that would prevent that. Many companies give there employees an annual statement of compensation that includes the value of their benefits package. And I think that may be required in the US. I see no reason why you can't tell a prospective employee what the approximate value of the benefits package would be. If that's what she meant.

Labour laws do vary from country to country.

A benefit package that incorporates healthcare, long term care, plus salary, etc. would be quite different between US and Canada in certain industries, Scott, that is what I meant, or maybe I should not have given input for this, so just go for it on your own level.