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People, Workforce, & Rewards

Bringing talent, rewards, and benefits together — so your workforce decisions stay aligned.

Organizations are navigating workforce decisions in a period of rapid change, where business priorities, workforce expectations, and compliance demands are increasingly connected. Actions that may seem limited to one area of an organization often have broader implications for cost, risk, employee experience, and long-term performance. When those connections aren’t fully considered, leaders can miss important opportunities and trade-offs.

Plante Moran’s people, workforce, and rewards team helps organizations see the full picture. By combining business and workforce perspectives, we help leaders understand the broader impact of their decisions and move forward with greater clarity. This integrated approach helps organizations support growth, attract and retain talent, and create lasting value.

Connect workforce and benefits decisions across your organization with a coordinated approach.

Group benefits & brokerage services

Build a data-driven benefits strategy that balances healthcare costs, compliance, and employee needs.
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Succession and workforce optimization

Get more from your existing workforce to hit your goals without adding headcount.
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Actuarial consulting

Navigate pension obligations with actuarial insight, from ongoing support to risk transfer.
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Executive compensation & benefits

Tie leadership incentives to business goals and broader workforce strategy.
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Qualified retirement plan design consulting

Design retirement plans that support employees and fit within long-term cost strategy.
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Payroll, tax, and ERISA compliance

Navigate payroll, tax, and benefits compliance within a coordinated workforce strategy.
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Total rewards strategy

Bring pay, benefits, and staff incentives together into a clear, competitive rewards strategy.
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Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)

Holistic audit, tax, consulting, and valuation services to support your ESOP.
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Form 5500

Streamline Form 5500 reporting with accuracy that supports your broader compliance strategy.
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Vendor management

Identify, evaluate, and select vendors that align with your benefits strategy.
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Affordable Care Act reporting

Identify, evaluate, and select vendors that align with your benefits strategy.
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Mergers & acquisitions

Unlock transaction value through workforce, leadership, culture, and rewards strategies.
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The right specialists, working together on your most important workforce decisions.

Plante Moran’s people, workforce, and rewards team brings together specialists in talent, rewards, benefits, retirement, actuarial consulting, compliance, and workforce strategy. When you work with us, you’ll experience the value of making connected decisions from the beginning. Rather than operating in silos, our specialists collaborate to evaluate workforce decisions from multiple perspectives and identify potential tradeoffs before they become challenges. We bring the right expertise into the conversation at the right time, helping you prioritize issues, align stakeholders, and move forward with confidence. The result is a more consistent approach to managing workforce costs, risks, employee experience, and business objectives.

Lisset Escobar Ogando
HR Manager, Dixie Chemical
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When you’re in an HR department responsible for many things, you tend to rely on your vendors. They do become an extension of your team. I would absolutely recommend Plante Moran … they understand the importance of collaboration and listening to their client’s needs and have the ability to step up and really provide an answer to those needs.
Rick Campbell
Vice President of Finance, Better Made Snack Foods, Inc.
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The Plante Moran team is incredible. I started at Plante Moran, I know what it’s like to be a “Plante Moran person,” and it’s definitely client-first ... I can tell that they still have that same attitude toward me, their client. I know that they put me first in all things.

William (Bill) Smith
HR Director, Charter Township of Clinton
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My experience working with Plante Moran … has been the most pleasurable experience of my career. I’ve been in the human resources field for almost 25 years and [Plante Moran Group Benefit Advisors] is by far the best broker and provider that I work with.

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