Scenario 9.1 Colette University, an Institute of Higher Learning That Educates Confectionery

Scenario 9.1
Colette University, an institute of higher learning that educates confectionery chefs, offers a very attractive benefits package.Costs associated with the benefits are about double those of rival institutions.However, the university's administrators feel thatextensive benefits attract the most talented faculty and staff in the world.Due to recent societal trends in fitness and health, Colette University has experienced a downturn in its funding support from global confectionery corporations seeing lower profits.The university's budget is adversely impacted.Joy, the human resource manager of the university, has been asked to find ways to reduce expenditures on benefits so that important university programs do not suffer.
-Refer to Scenario 9.1.Regardless of the reductions in benefits due to budget constraints, Joy feels strongly that Colette Universityshould continue to provide help for the faculty and support staff to cope with drug and alcohol problems.According to Joy, which of the following benefits programs should the university continue to provide to its employees?

A) Employee assistance plans
B) Wellness programs
C) Workers' compensation
D) Defined contribution plans
E) Social Security