Benefits

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A San Francisco technology company that offers a health saving account (HSA) recordkeeping system said average individual and family HSA account balances increased...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the economic downturn prompted U.S. companies in 2009 to grant employees the lowest base salary increases in 33 years, funding for variable...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans held $13.4 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the first quarter of 2009, accounting for 33% of all household financial...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An investment adviser for a public access television station in Enid, Oklahoma, explains that costs were behind the decision to ditch a 403(b)...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey of U.S. homeowners by Wells Fargo & Company finds fear of unemployment and the state of the job market most influence...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - The Princeton Review's survey of 122,000 college students for the 2010 edition of the "Best 371 Colleges" book also revealed the 10...

August 11, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite fears participants would flee their workplace retirement savings plan during the worst of the 2008 market turmoil, many defined contribution participants did...

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 38% of employers in a new survey reported their employees cut the amount of their retirement savings in 2009, while 12% also...

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While social networking Web sites and multimedia computer files are increasingly becoming officially sanctioned by employers, a new survey found there are still...

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most recent Executive Quiz by The Korn/Ferry Institute reveals job dissatisfaction and a lack of trust for corporate leadership.

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that 35% of employers have either turned to the use of furloughs as a cost-cutting option during the...

August 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) Leading Indicators of National Employment (LINE) Report survey for August 2009, some companies are...

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 95% of manufacturing firm senior executives in a recent survey said their companies executed cost-cutting moves in the personnel area in the...

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -QVC says it continues to investigate alleged irregularities regarding employee 401k hardship withdrawals at its Rocky Mount, North Carolina distribution center.

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study by a Vienna, Virginia, health care consultant found that 83% of employers who have measured the effectiveness of wellness incentives...

August 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the public outcry over executive compensation at companies receiving federal bailout money, a new study found the companies did not meaningfully change...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though the economic downturn has forced many plan sponsors to reduce their 401(k) contributions or cut them entirely, a new survey suggests those...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays now says it is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from staff about the announcement the scheme would be...

August 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Barclays now says it is considering enhancing its pension fund following a furious reaction from staff about the announcement the scheme would be...

August 5, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sports media company ESPN has issued a 12-part company policy about employee use of social networking Web sites such as Twitter.