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October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2008 US Mercer Benchmark Database shows a wide variation in compensation across both various functional positions and industries at the management level.

October 2, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The financial sector may be under stress, but an executive job search site says that executive job opportunities in some sectors continue to...

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The national average daily rate for adult day services is up 5% from a year ago, according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Aon Consulting employer survey has confirmed the long-held notion that many employees don't know how big of a retirement nest egg...

October 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new USA TODAY/CareerBuilder.com survey has found nearly two-thirds of U.S. employers anticipate keeping head count at current levels in the remainder of...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans hoping to make extra money to pay bills or buy holiday presents this year could face a tight holiday job market, according...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A growing number of small businesses are feeling the stress of the tough economy, leading many to cut back on retirement savings or...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government has sued an Akron, Ohio-based firm, the largest specialty retail jeweler in the country, over allegations it has systematically discriminated...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - CareerBuilder.com has announced results of its most unusual job survey.

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on Tuesday said it will continue its push to make health care more accessible and affordable for its Wal-Mart Stores...

September 30, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A key question of whether employers will still be able to attract older workers in an environment when hordes of Baby Boomers are...

September 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The key part of a deal solving a labor dispute between the Teamsters and Waste Management is the agreement to move the employees...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of human resources officials and benefits managers finds, while there is widespread agreement that it is important employees think their...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many HR leaders report that even as HR is now transitioning from a local to a global business unit, they still spend the...

September 26, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ever been asked a stupid question?

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Xerium Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of products used in the production of paper, is freezing its defined benefit pension plan for U.S. salaried...

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The year-old 403(b) regulations from the Internal Revenue Service have had a more profound impact on health care employers' retirement plan designs than...

September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America's (PSCA) 51st Annual Survey of Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plans provides evidence of the link between automatic...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new WorldatWork survey finds that most total rewards programs were not put in place to address the needs of a specific workforce...

September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by the National Center for Public Policy Research suggests employee pension funds are being placed at risk by state officials...