Benefits

September 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research indicates that during the recent equity market decline, the proportion of defined contribution...

September 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study of the impacts of layoffs on employees suggests workers feel the effects of being jobless far beyond their family finances.

September 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fifty-four percent of employees in a new Watson Wyatt survey say they are satisfied with their company's retirement program.

September 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Aside from funny typos, this year's entries in the Times Higher Education's "exam howlers" competition include students who confused science with folklore, conflated...

September 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - In a recent Webinar for 403(b) sponsors sponsored by Cammack LaRhette Consulting, Mike Webb, Vice President, Retirement Plan Services at Cammack LaRhette,...

September 1, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2010 median forecast salary increase budget by The Conference Board is the lowest in the 25-year history of the salary survey, according...

August 28, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Atlanta-based United Parcel...

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 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 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 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 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.