Benefits

April 4, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Low defined contribution plan participation combined with a declining defined benefit pension system, rising health costs and insufficient personal savings means a larger...

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Smokers take more sick leave than their colleague who don't smoke, according to a survey of Swedish workers, the Denver Channel reported.

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - U.S. companies are steering away from stock option plans in favor of expanding their restricted equity award and performance share programs, according to...

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There is no conclusive evidence to show health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are more financially efficient on a national basis, according to a new...

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - WellPoint Inc. has announced a new employee bonus plan that will link a portion of every employee's annual incentive to improvements in members'...

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Retirement Fitness Survey from Wachovia shows women worry more than men about financial preparedness for retirement.

April 3, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In an era that has seen renewed interest in phased retirement to allow people to enjoy working longer, a new study has found...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signaled its intention to end its historical age 60 pilot retirement rule, a new...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Troubles in the sub-prime mortgage lender sector have pummeled the stock price of those providers.

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant enrollment in health savings accounts (HSAs) that are linked to high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) increased in both the individual and group markets,...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers expect to hire slightly more college graduates this year, but 63% don't foresee entry-level wages to escalate over last year, according to...

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many baby boomers will face the first phase of retirement needing more money than they previously anticipated, a new survey reported.

April 2, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Overall participation in tax-favored retirement plans remained stable at 50% between 2000 and 2003, a participation rate slightly less than in 1997, according...

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Your job may be running you ragged - but it could also be making you fat.

March 30, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sunday, of course, is April 1 - April Fool's Day - and the San Diego-based Museum of Hoaxes has chronicled what it terms...

March 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are apparently getting more comfortable with the Internet as a way to select and update their workplace benefits, suggests Workscape, Inc., which...

March 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments has decided to drop its traditional pension plan for roughly 32,000 of its employees and to instead offer a richer 401(k)...

March 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-one percent of U.S. employers are having trouble finding talented workers to fill positions, down from the 44% who said they had trouble...

March 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fewer Americans age 50 and older received pension/annuity income from a public-sector plan than from a private-sector plan in 2005, but the public...

March 29, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $27.54 per hour worked in December 2006, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...