As state and local governments seek to implement innovations put in place by peers more in the vanguard of change, they will find themselves restructuring HR policies. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The new year is going to be a busy one for state and local governments. Not only will they have to confront several issues related to public employee benefit program management, they'll have their work cut out for them to attract and retain skilled employees and provide financial security to workers.
Research from the Center for State and Local Government Excellence points to a need for the role of retirement benefit programs as workforce management tools will need to be more fully understood—particularly since changes to benefits have had a negative impact on governments' ability to attract new employees.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
