Benefits

Benefits | November 9th, 2010

More Plan to Work Longer than Save More in Response to Downturn

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – To mitigate retirement savings losses from the economic downturn, half of workers surveyed plan to do nothing.

Benefits | November 9th, 2010

Effective Performance Management not an Easy Task

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Implementing a performance management program may be easier said than done, according to a new survey by WorldatWork and Sibson Consulting.

Benefits | November 9th, 2010

Few Employers to Drop Health Coverage Due to HCR

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Just 6% of all employers with 500 or more employees and 3% of those with 10,000 or more say they are likely to...

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

More Workers Staying Put During Economic Uncertainty

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All three generations in today’s workforce are exhibiting a decreased propensity for change, according to the 2010/2011 PwC Saratoga U.S. Human Capital Effectiveness...

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Actors, Studios Announce Bump in Pension Contributions

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The rich and famous worry about retirement and health care too, as evidenced by recent negotiations between actors’ and producers’ unions.

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Americans “Over” Worrying about Money

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – After two years of resolving to do better with their finances, Americans are putting relaxing and having fun at the top of their...

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Retirement Planning is Still Key for Investors

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Retirement planning is the most difficult financial task for those participating in a recent study of retirement and savings trends by Hearts &...

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Missed Directions?

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If you need a laugh.....and who doesn’t?

Benefits | November 8th, 2010

Workers See More Opportunity Staying Put

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in over a year, a slight majority of working Americans say staying with their current company...

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

AARP Shifts Health Plan Costs to Avoid ‘Cadillac Plan’ Tax

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Lobbying organization AARP has announced an 8%-hike in employee health insurance costs to 13% - in part, it says, because of the health care...

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

SHRM Poll Finds Paid Holiday Totals Same for 2011

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A majority of organizations recently surveyed will offer the same number of paid holidays to employees in 2011.

Benefits | November 5th, 2010

Workers not Maximizing Savings Power of Workplace Retirement Plans

November 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey commissioned by the ING Retirement Research Institute indicates that employer-sponsored retirement plans are incredibly important to the workers who participate in...

Benefits | November 4th, 2010

403(b) Sponsors Using Lots of Outside Help

November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Seventy-nine percent of 403(b) plans turned to an outside adviser to help then navigate through new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, and 75%...

Benefits | November 4th, 2010

Wall Street 2010 Year-End Payouts Just Above 2009

November 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wall Street professionals can expect to receive slightly larger year-end incentive payouts compared to last year as the pace of economic recovery remains...

Benefits | November 3rd, 2010

Half of Americans Have Assets in Old 401(k)

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Half of American adults who have participated in a 401(k) or equivalent retirement plans left a retirement account at a previous employer, according...

Benefits | November 3rd, 2010

Employees Appreciate Health Benefits but Worry about Reform

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The vast majority of employees (90%) who receive health benefits via their employers say these benefits are as important as getting a salary,...

Benefits | November 3rd, 2010

2010 Holiday Hiring Seen as at Least Flat over 2009

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More than 80% of organizations in customer service, consumer industries are hiring the same amount or more workers this holiday season than last...

Benefits | November 3rd, 2010

State of Ohio Probes Restaurant Owner Payroll Stuffer

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has kicked off an investigation of the owner of McDonald's franchises in Stark County for including GOP...

Benefits | November 3rd, 2010

NLRB Files Complaint for Employee Fired for Facebook Postings

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The National Labor Relations Board’s ( NLRB) alleges that an ambulance service illegally terminated an employee who posted negative remarks about her supervisor...

Benefits | November 2nd, 2010

What Does the Public Know About the New Health Care Law?

November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How much does the public know about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the health care reform legislation?