Employee Related Expense. The expenses the University is responsible for as an employer. ERE is comprised of FICA, Retirement, Unemployment Compensation, Worker's Compensation, Liability Insurance, Health/Dental/Life Insurance, and Dependent Care Assistance. http://www.fso.arizona.edu/fso/ere/ Also referred to as Fringe Benefits.
Ere is an archaic English word meaning "previous to" or "before". The Old English word ær became er in Middle English, and thence ere in early modern English. It is commonly used by Shakespeare, but in recent times readers of fantasy works such as The Lord of the Rings often run across the word.