Benefits

Benefits | March 15th, 2011

DC Group Calls for Auto Enroll Targets Increase

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Defined contribution plans implementing automatic enrollment were able to increase plan participation rates by nearly 30%, according to a new study.

Benefits | March 15th, 2011

Workers More Worried About Retirement

March 15, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Working Americans are a lot less confident about their retirement prospects, according to a new report.

Benefits | March 14th, 2011

April 4 is National Employee Benefits Day

March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) is celebrating the annual National Employee Benefits Day on April 4 with a special Web...

Benefits | March 14th, 2011

Majority of U.S. Companies Offer Flexible Working Solutions

March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Eighty-five percent of U.S. companies now offer their staff some form of flexible working, according to a new global research report from Regus,...

Benefits | March 14th, 2011

Most See No Link Between Hard Work, High Pay

March 14, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – That storied link between hard work and good pay doesn’t appear to have much foundation, at least according to what...

Benefits | March 11th, 2011

DoD to Kick off Employer Poll over Reservist Use

March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Department of Defense (DoD) survey of 80,000 U.S. employers will try to find out how the past decade of war and...

Benefits | March 11th, 2011

Health Care Orgs Could Face Leadership Crisis

March 11, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many North American health care organizations likely will face a serious leadership succession crisis in the coming years, according to a survey of...

Benefits | March 10th, 2011

Employers Revamping Health Programs in Anticipation of Changes

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the findings of the 16th Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care, many...

Benefits | March 10th, 2011

Workers Share Unusual Office Pools

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPOSNOR.com) – A CareerBuilder survey reveals one in five workers have participated in March Madness pools at work.

Benefits | March 10th, 2011

Securian Pushing for Social Security Tax Cut to go to Retirement

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Securian Financial Group has added its voice to the chorus of others urging employees to channel their Social Security tax savings received this...

Benefits | March 10th, 2011

Wellness Offerings now Widespread

March 10, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Among respondents to a recent survey, 51% of all multiemployer funds and 80% of public employers offer wellness initiatives.

Benefits | March 9th, 2011

Gen Y Focused on Saving

March 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Perhaps it’s because they’re less likely to have a mortgage or other financial burdens, but Gen Y defines “financial success” as putting money...

Benefits | March 9th, 2011

Senior Management Support Boosts Wellness Program Participation

March 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An analysis of data from nearly 450 employers that completed the HERO Employee Health Management Best Practice Scorecard documents a clear correlation between...

Benefits | March 9th, 2011

Canadian Officials Opt for Limited Pension Expansion

March 9, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Canadian officials have proposed a private sector pension solution to expanding the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) system because they lacked the necessary support...