Benefits Management | Core HR

Summary of the Benefits Management Functionality:

The Benefits Management functions give your Human Resources and Payroll departments a powerful, flexible set of tools for defining, maintaining, tracking, comparing and reporting on employee benefit packages. Default plans can be defined for assignment to specific groups of employees upon entry into the system. These default plans allow the user to do mass changes and updates with little difficulty.

The system can track all of an employee's basic benefits, such as medical insurance, dental insurance, group life, and disability insurance, as well as tracking both employee and employer contributions to deferred benefits such as pensions, savings plans, and tax deferral plans. StarGarden's robust calculation screen allows for the definition of the most complex calculations without the use of cumbersome formulas or expensive customizations.

Features

  • Unlimited, user-defined benefit and deduction codes, summarization classes for earnings, benefits and deductions
  • Employee, employer and taxable benefit usages for each benefit code and level
  • Period minimums and maximums, annual capping, life-to-date capping and summary class capping
  • Employee deductions/employer contribution registers by benefit code
  • Vendor/carrier tapes interfaces, carrier premium reconciliation
  • Single entry change for group defaults affects all associated employees
  • Override capability at employee level for individual customization
  • Full employment and earnings history in detail (all years of employment)
  • On-line management of payments and balances

Benefits Management Overview

Managing employee benefits shouldn't mean managing complexity. StarGarden 6 gives HR and Payroll teams a single, configurable system to set up benefit plans, track contributions, apply calculation rules, and keep everything connected to payroll. 

For organizations managing multiple unions, locals, or collective bargaining agreements, StarGarden 6 supports separate benefit structures and contribution rules for each bargaining unit, all within one system, without workarounds or expensive customizations.

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Key Capabilities

Benefits Management includes capabilities to support plan setup, contribution tracking, administration, and ongoing benefit management.

Build the benefit structures you actually use

Define unlimited benefit and deduction codes covering every plan, contribution tier, and policy rule your organization uses, including separate structures for multiple unions, locals, or bargaining units, without custom development.

Track every contribution accurately

Handle employee, employer, and taxable benefit usages across every benefit code and level. Give HR and Payroll the detail they need to manage complex structures without manual reconciliation.

Handle complex calculations without formulas

Set up detailed benefit rules including period minimums, annual caps, life-to-date limits, and summary class capping directly in StarGarden 6. Organizations with CBA-driven entitlements, deferred benefit structures, or pension plan variations by bargaining unit can model those rules precisely, without spreadsheet formulas or custom development.

Assign plans to groups, customize where needed

Assign default plans to employee groups for fast, consistent setup. One change updates every associated employee. Where exceptions apply, override at the individual level without disrupting the broader plan.

Stay connected to payroll and carrier data

Run employee deduction and employer contribution registers, interface with vendor and carrier systems, and reconcile carrier premiums all within the same connected system.

Give teams visibility over time

Manage benefit enrolments, payments, and balances online. Access full employment and earnings history in detail across all years of employment to support ongoing administration and audits.

How Benefits Management works

StarGarden 6 gives HR and Payroll teams a structured, flexible approach to benefits administration, from initial plan setup through ongoing tracking and reconciliation.

Define Benefit Plans and Rules

Assign default benefit plans to employee groups to get teams set up quickly and keep mass updates simple. Where individual exceptions apply, override at the employee level without affecting the broader plan.

Apply Plans Across Employee Groups

StarGarden 6 handles complex benefit calculations directly, including period minimums and maximums, annual capping, life-to-date capping, and summary class capping. Teams apply benefit rules consistently across the organization without relying on manual workarounds.

Manage Ongoing Benefit Activity

As benefit activity evolves, StarGarden 6 keeps administration on track. Manage online benefit enrolment, run employee deduction and employer contribution registers by benefit code, handle vendor and carrier interfaces, reconcile carrier premiums, and manage payments and balances all within the same connected system.

Full Connectivity Across StarGarden 6

Benefits Management connects directly to employee data, payroll processes, and workflow tools across StarGarden 6, giving teams a complete view of benefit administration within the broader HR and Payroll picture.

Core HR

Benefits Management sits within the Core HR employee record, working alongside employee records, positions, compensation, and accruals and balances. Teams get a complete, actionable view of each employee's benefit situation without switching between systems.

Extended HR

Benefits Management connects to Extended HR modules including Employee Relations and Health and Safety. Benefit-related information such as leave entitlements, injury-related claims, and benefit impacts from grievance outcomes can be reflected accurately across the employee record, keeping HR and benefit administration aligned without duplicate entry.

Workflow

StarGarden 6 includes an embedded workflow toolset that automates processes, routes approvals, and aligns activity to your organization's structure. Benefits Management participates in those broader HR and Payroll workflows, so benefit-related tasks move through the right channels rather than being managed separately.

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Benefits Management Built for Complexity

Configure, manage, and track employee benefits across every bargaining unit and plan structure in one connected StarGarden 6 system.

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