1- identifying and ranking the discretionary (not legally required) benefits you would rate as highly essential and the ones you would most likely not eliminate, and the ones you would most likely be willing to advocate for dropping, should you as a compensation and benefits professional, be asked to make this tough decision for your organization due to rising and unsustainable costs due to budget constraints. Please be sure to explain your rationale for your recommendations.

2- conduct some research in order to identify examples of innovative benefit practices. a useful starting point is an internet search using phrases such as " best companies to work for". ( pleas include citation, referance, or website)