Benefits

Benefits | July 28th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 27th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

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...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

Use of Mobile Devices and Social Media Threaten IT Security

July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The increasing use of mobile devices and social media, as well as an increasingly mobile workforce, are “dramatically altering the cybersecurity landscape” for...

Benefits | July 26th, 2010

Will Minnie and Mickey Mouse Move to a 401(k)?

July 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With the company staring at a hike in pension and post-retirement medical costs of $270 in its current fiscal year, benefit issues have...

Benefits | July 23rd, 2010

What Are the Odds of Running Short in Retirement?

July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – According to the 2010 EBRI Retirement Readiness Rating (RRR), more than one-in-four Americans in the lowest income quartile could run...

Benefits | July 23rd, 2010

2009 a Good Year for DC Participants – Considering…

July 23, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest study by The Vanguard Group of its defined contribution recordkeeping data was full of good news with word that many of...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Ceridian to Shutter NC Office

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Human resources management company Ceridian Corp. will close its 190-employee Morrisville, North Carolina, operation next year, according to a media report.

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Survey Finds Majority of Employers Offer Telecommuting

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-seven percent of employers report that their organization offers telecommuting in some form, according to a recent survey by BLR.

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Value of Retirement Benefits Sees Double Digit Decline over Decade

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. workers saw the value of their employer-sponsored retirement benefits - as measured by percentage of pay - decline by double-digit levels over...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Disability Benefits Tops List for Desired Voluntary Benefits

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent report from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America revealed that more than 41% of full-time employees said they would consider...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Public Employees More Likely to Have Medical, Retirement

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State and local government workers are more likely to have both a medical care and retirement plan than their private-sector counterparts, according to...

Benefits | July 22nd, 2010

Mercer Offers Car Benefit Comparison for Multinationals

July 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a result of the economic downturn and low corporate income growth, many companies are reviewing their car benefit policies to contain costs,...

Benefits | July 21st, 2010

Companies Need to Prepare for Pay and Governance Rules

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – President Obama has signed into law financial reform legislation which includes changes to pay and governance requirements for companies.

Benefits | July 21st, 2010

Consultant Sees Benefits Outsourcing Growth

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A consulting and research firm predicts that deals in the benefits administration outsourcing (BAO) market will grow by 12% to 18% this year.

Benefits | July 21st, 2010

More African Americans Cut 401(k) Deferrals during Downturn

July 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The latest Ariel Black Investor Survey found that African American investors were twice as likely to have cut their 401(k) contributions to survive...