Benefits

Benefits | August 1st, 2011

Plan Leakage Can Derail Workers’ Retirement Savings

August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new research report from the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) finds that plan leakage can reduce by more than 14 percentage...

Benefits | August 1st, 2011

Companies Look to Fully Integrate Absence Management Programs

August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt’s absence management report shows companies are looking to develop fully-integrated absence management programs.

Benefits | August 1st, 2011

Companies Look to Fully Integrate Absence Management Programs

August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Aon Hewitt’s absence management report shows companies are looking to develop fully-integrated absence management programs.

Benefits | August 1st, 2011

PPACA’s Dependent Eligibility Rule Bumps Enrollment up 2%

August 1, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In just over a year since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), employers have seen an average 2%...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Employees Focusing More on Retirement Planning

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Now that many employees have addressed their immediate financial concerns, they are putting significantly more focus on their retirement planning, according to a...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Plan Costs, Investment Selection Top of Mind for Sponsors

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The process of selecting and monitoring investment options continues to be top of mind with employers, a survey has found.

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Automation and Advice Becoming Standard in DC Plans

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automation has become standard in many defined contribution (DC) plans, according to a new report from Aon Hewitt.

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

DC Offerings Increasingly Dominate Retirement Plan Landscape

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey from Aon Hewitt finds that defined contribution (DC) plans are now the primary retirement savings vehicle for the majority of workers,...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Cost of Benefits Increased to 4% in Past Year

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7%, seasonally adjusted, for the three-month period ending June 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

PwC Saratoga Finds High Turnover within Key Roles

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The PwC Saratoga 2011/2012 US Human Capital Effectiveness Report finds that at 7%, voluntary turnover rates continued the year over year decline seen...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Higher Ed Employee Health Care Costs Up 7.3%

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources revealed median annual cost of health care this year was 7.3%...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Retirement Plans a Top-Ranked Benefit among Higher Ed Staff

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work For survey for 2011 reveals that concrete benefits and policies that convince employees that they are valuable...

Benefits | July 29th, 2011

Missouri System Looking to Reduce Vendors

July 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - University of Missouri System administrators are considering a change to 403(b) and 457 plan investments.

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Workers Want Additional Perks during Summer

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent Adecco Staffing US survey, employees in the summer of 2011 want workplace perks that give them time and dress...

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Most Think Employees Should be Able to Choose Own Insurance

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though a majority of voters believe the system of employers providing health insurance to their workers is a good one, most believe employees...

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Taco Bell Sued over Firing Employee for Refusal to Cut Hair

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Taco Bell owner is being sued for firing an employee who refused to cut his hair.

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Employer Health Benefit Drop Contributes to Expected Higher Spending

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. health bill will account for 19.8% of the nation's spending by 2020, up from 17.6% in 2009, outpacing projected average annual...

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Workers Experiencing a Summer Slump

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey from CareerBuilder found that one-in-four employers (26%) think workers are less productive in the summer, and nearly half (45%) think...

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

Cerulli Identifies Niche Retirement Market Opportunities

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cerulli's most recent issue of The Cerulli Edge: Retirement Edition says the primary retirement markets (401(k), 403(b), public and private DC and DB,...

Benefits | July 28th, 2011

DB Participants Don’t Understand Plans

July 28, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Fidelity Investments survey of corporate pension plan participants has found a widespread lack of awareness about how those plans work.

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