Benefits

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If they were to be laid off, more than a third (34%) of those participating in a recent poll said their rainy day...

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Organizations find that separation benefits provided to terminated employees impact the morale of remaining employees, according to a new study by DBM, a...

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The third annual SnagAJob.com Labor Happiness Index finds that more than half (58%) of workers say they are happy on the job.

August 27, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey suggests workplace communication needs to improve as common clichés, buzzwords, and industry jargon are just plain tired.

August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty percent of workers at organizations that have suffered layoffs say their company's workplace productivity has been hurt as a result.

August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Media multitaskers may sound like the sort of employee hiring managers salivate over, but a new study suggests that sentiment could be misplaced.

August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are expressing concern about paying for medical costs during retirement - and dramatically underestimating the financial burden they'll be expected to bear,...

August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of 912 small to medium-sized business owners across the United States by management consulting firm George S. May International found...

August 26, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a discrimination lawsuit against national retailer Target Stores, Inc. for failing to provide accommodations...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, an organization within the Department of Commerce, the average federal employee now makes $79,197, not including...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the next 12 months, more than half of employers polled plan to hire full-time employees, four in 10 will hire contract, temporary...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Segal Company estimate indicates that health care cost increases for most managed care plans are expected to rise from 10.2% to...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Israeli university student has opened a Twitter site where prayers can be sent for placement in the crevices of Jerusalem's Western Wall,...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - Many 403(b) plan sponsors are facing for the first time not only Form 5500 reporting, but a plan audit if the plan...

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey in Ireland found technogeeks armed with company Blackberrys or smartphones work an extra 16 hours per week on average.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - RBS says it will scale back on the benefits that can be earned by staff in its final-salary pension scheme.

August 25, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care cost are expected to increase on average 10.5% in the next year, according to Aon Consulting.

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Segal Company survey finds that state and local governments have responded to the recession by changing hiring and pay practices rather than...

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a new report, Mercer suggests plan sponsors may want to prepare for the possibility of retirement plan limits dropping for 2010.

August 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, Inc. will pay $1.72 million and provide significant remedial relief to settle claims of what U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...