Benefits

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being promoted at work may often mean a bigger paycheck, but the higher professional status may be bad for your health, according to...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of employers planning to reduce their sales forces or use other short-term cost-cutting measures over the next several months is expected...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A career familiar to most people in the retirement services industry-being an actuary-won a top spot in a recent ranking of the best...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer is seeing a dramatic rise in the number of inquiries and new business involving health plan dependent eligibility audits, with the number...

April 9, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Starting salary offers to the college Class of 2009 have dropped off a bit compared to beginning compensation offers extended to the Class...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - School districts around the country need to adopt phased retirement policies or they will ultimately get caught severely shorthanded after an upcoming wave...

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite it being one of the most challenging hiring environments in the nation's history, 41% of workers who were laid off from full-time...

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Fayette County (Georgia) Commission is expected to vote this week on offering a defined benefit pension plan for county employees.

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Anheuser-Busch plans to freeze its pension plan for salaried employees, eliminate retiree health coverage for new employees and ask retirees to contribute more...

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Utah Symphony & Opera announced it will cut its operating budget by $1 million between now and 2010.

April 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly six in ten employers (58%) expect their overall health care costs to increase as a result of implementing the new federal COBRA...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 401(k) may be "down", but the reports of its death are as "exaggerated" as Mark Twain's death once was, according to a...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new white paper released by Colonial Life suggests a strong benefits communication plan can lead to greater employee satisfaction and a stronger...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Saving money is apparently good for the soul.

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It should come as no surprise to discover that nearly two-thirds of surveyed participants say their retirement confidence has declined in the past...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Median CEO pay fell by 6.8% from 2007 to 2008 with overall compensation declines principally driven by a steep drop in median cash...

April 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal has announced it will offer a 0% rate increase on several employee benefits for customers with 50 or fewer employees.

April 6, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of U.S. organizations decreasing overall staffing levels has nearly doubled in the past four months, according to management consulting firm Hay...

April 7, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR (b)lines) - If you're watching what you eat, here's something that may help you put that chocolate bar down, a Web site listing fun/odd...

April 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Blondes may have more fun, but many women apparently believe they don't get taken seriously in the workplace.