Benefits

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Report Finds Relationship between Having Pension and Retirement Age

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a new Issue Brief released by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, authors contend the increase of older workers in...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Nice Guys Really Do Finish Last in the Workplace

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to a recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, men who are agreeable in the workplace are...

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

Hospitals Expand Worker Smoking Restrictions

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Some health care employers are extending their smoke-free policies to regulate smoking during breaks and the smell of smoke on employees.

Benefits | August 16th, 2011

MA Nurses in Disagreement over Pension Plan

August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, who thought they had negotiated a more favorable retirement plan last October at four Caritas Christi Health...

Benefits | August 15th, 2011

Study Finds Telecommuters More Ethical

August 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In a survey of more than 200 firms, the Ethisphere Institute and Jones Lang LaSalle found employees who work from home commit less...

Benefits | August 15th, 2011

Benefits Brokers and Consultants See Opportunities

August 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the slow economic recovery and the uncertain impact of health care reform, benefits brokers and consultants appear optimistic about the future of...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

Workers Say Experience More Important than Education for Advancement

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three quarters of respondents around the world say experience is more important than education when it comes to advancing a person’s...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

403(b)s Are Here to Stay

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although regulations have been streamlined to make 403(b) plans more consistent with 401(k) plans, not-for-profit organizations intend to maintain their current plans, according...

Benefits | August 12th, 2011

Medical Center Accused of Gender Discrimination

August 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit in federal court against Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Missouri, alleging that it violated...