Benefits

September 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the past decades, defined-benefit plans have been replaced, for the most part, by defined-contribution plans like 401(k) plans. 

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Preliminary results of Aon Canada's annual Pay Increase Survey show salary increase budgets will be approximately 3% of payroll in 2011.

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pay increase budgets for non-profit organizations continued falling over the past 12 months, according to Compdata.

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Male couch potatoes who work more than 40 hours a week could be just asking for heart trouble, a new study finds.

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a new survey by Anova Consulting Group, new small-market 401(k) plan sponsors (those that have worked as a sponsor for less...

September 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Troubled by continued high unemployment and a lackluster job market, half of middle-class consumers believe the U.S. has moved into a double-dip recession.

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Towers Watson Global Talent Management and Rewards Survey notes that the economic crisis forced many companies globally to take cost management or...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new survey by job Web site Elance finds 70% of freelance workers are happier with that work style than holding a full-time...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While average national salary increases awarded in 2010 were higher than those granted in 2009, they are still considerably lower than raises provided...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. companies report plans for a “cautiously optimistic hiring pace” for the fourth quarter of 2010, with continuing economic concerns taking their toll.

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The New York Comptroller’s Office, which oversees retirement benefits for state workers, is taking heat for suggesting on its Web site that employees...

September 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - New employees hired at University of South Alabama hospitals, clinics, and physician offices on or after October 1 will be offered a new...

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors who move to a cash balance plan from a traditional defined benefit (DB) program may not always realize they are trading...

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Labor Day survey conducted by StrategyOne indicates that while the vast majority of American workers are satisfied with their jobs, nearly two...

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers providing prescription drug benefits to Medicare-eligible retirees could enjoy “a potentially significant savings opportunity” with a particular plan configuration called EGWP +...

September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Labor Department said that August’s unemployment numbers were “changed little”, but the change wasn’t good.

 

September 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An analysis from Financial Finesse finds employees reported more financial stress in Q2 2010, but instead of retreating in fear, they were called...

September 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new academic study has given employers a few hints on what makes people willing to complete a survey – on issues such...

September 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Driven by cost pressure from the down economy, thirty percent of employers in a new poll said they have cut their health benefits...

September 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index for August decreased by 1.01%.