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Flextime Popular in Workplaces
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers surveyed by BLR (88%) offer at least some form of flextime.
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South Africans Show Indifference about Pensions
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey finds that South African employees don’t know what is happening with their pensions, and many do not care.
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Compensation Costs up Slightly in 2nd Quarter
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.5%, seasonally adjusted, for the three-month period ending June 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Department Store Fired Jehovah’s Witness for not Wearing Santa Outfit
July 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says department store chain Belk, Inc. unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to accommodate her...
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HR Managers Wary of Fidgeting Job Candidates
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Job seekers with shifty eyes, reluctant smiles, or fidgety limbs during an interview may be hurting their chances of landing a job.
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Smaller Firms Fear Health Care Reform Cost Hikes
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty-nine percent of employers with 500 or fewer workers forecast significant health care cost hikes in the near future as a result of...
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C-Suite Pay Sees 2010 Rebound
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Compensation for executives at large and midsize U.S. companies is expected to rebound modestly this year following two consecutive years of pay declines,...
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NCPA Estimates Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities at $2.5T
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Estimates of the reported unfunded liabilities of state and local governments for pensions and other postemployment benefits total $1.03 trillion, but when these...
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Hewitt Finds Continued Decline in Employee Morale
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Though the economy is slowly recovering, employee engagement and morale in the workplace are not, according to a Hewitt Associates analysis.
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Older Investors Most at Risk with Retirement Finances
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Those closest to retirement are at the greatest risk of depleting their nest egg, but not as many fall into this category...
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Retirement Benefits a Top Factor in Keeping Affluent Employees Loyal
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly finds that, other than compensation and promotions, retirement benefits are the next greatest factor keeping affluent...
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Health Research Group Promotes Employer Self Insurance
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employers should consider taking advantage of the additional claims data available and potential for additional employee wellness programs and self-insure their health care...
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Adoption of Auto Plan Features Stalled
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Very few employers surveyed that do not use auto plan features currently plan to adopt them in the next 12 months, according to...
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U.S. Employers Lead in Pay ROI Measure
July 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. employers have done a better job of keeping a handle on salary dollars in recent years than have their Western European and...
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Are You Sitting to Death?
July 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – If you sit at a desk, in meetings, or in a car most of your work day, you should know that the longer...
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FedEx Ships Back Rest of 401(k) Match
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With earnings per share for its fiscal first quarter expected to be up between 81% and 116% over a year ago, the...
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Americans Still Under Significant Financial Pressures
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new MetLife poll finds that 56% of Americans have taken on more workplace responsibility, 64% are saving more and spending less, while...
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Employers Cite Employee Morale and Productivity as Biggest Challenge
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Thirty-one percent of HR managers say maintaining employee productivity and morale is their biggest challenge over the next six months, according to a...
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Survey Finds Workers Have Lost Trust in Their Employers
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to Deloitte's fourth annual Ethics & Workplace Survey, one-third (34%) of employed Americans plan to look for a new job when the...
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Small Business Owners a Happy Group
July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic challenges they've faced over the past few years, American small business owners declare themselves to be a happy group, according...