"benefit structure" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the overall system or plan for providing benefits to someone or a group of people. Example: The company's comprehensive benefit structure includes health insurance, retirement plans, and flexible work schedules for its employees.
But if a person wishes, he or she can keep the extant benefit structure and forgo the cash altogether.
Every discussion of reforming Social Security, like "No Help on Social Security" (editorial, Dec. 27), seems to mention raising the retirement age and changing the benefit structure.
The problem is not so great that it cannot be solved with some modest changes in the benefit structure, retirement age and an infusion of revenues.
"This attrition program gives us an opportunity to restructure our U.S. work force through the entry-level wage and benefit structure for new hourly employees".
Mr. Marmor believes that "the benefit structure is quietly unraveling" -- first, as retirees lose health benefits, and then as current employees find themselves moved toward high-deductible plans.
Emmerson said: "Moving to a universal benefit structure is undermined somewhat by allowing councils to design their own council tax benefit".
Some good-government groups had advocated limiting contributions from unions as well, suggesting the donations create access and leverage with political leaders who decide public employee salaries and benefit structures.
She published more than 100 widely cited research papers, with specific reference to occupational pension schemes' liabilities and benefit structures, and in 2009 she was appointed professor of pensions and financial services at the university in recognition of her work in this field.
The company said the expected membership decline reflected a realignment of its 2009 premium and benefit structures to correspond with anticipated claims.
It gives seniors a choice of prescription drug plans offering different cost and benefit structures, it relies on choice and private competition to keep costs under control, and it is coming in far below expected costs.
On the deduction side, your option is the Tuition and Fees Deduction, which can reduce your taxable income by as much as $4,000 and provides a tax benefit structured similarly to the Student Loan Interest Deduction below.
