Benefits

March 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Automatic enrollment, automatic deferral increases and lifecycle funds are increasing participation and savings rates, according to a retirement trends report by The Principal...

March 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Odds are you've done a lot the past ten years - and a new survey indicates it may be acceptable to expand your...

March 20, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Recently compiled data shows federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participation rates have increased for younger, lower-paid workers.

March 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found newsletters are the most popular method employers use to communicate company...

March 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recently released white paper from JPMorgan Asset Management Group suggests plan sponsors should consider their participants' savings and investing behavior when selecting...

March 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey from the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) found 41% of employers do not know what they spend...

March 19, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Michigan House Democrats announced a proposal Monday that would give small businesses state help in setting up 401(k) plans.

March 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - They say that a picture is worth a thousand words....Well, here's a couple of thousand words worth...enjoy!

March 16, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large employers are working toward achieving transparency in health-care pricing, quality of care, and efficiency, but want doctors and hospitals to move ahead...

March 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The federal government's workplace safety agency has warned about 14,000 employers that their work site injury and illness rates are higher than average.

March 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half (55%) of employees say that recognition for their work affects their performance, but a recent poll by Maritz, Inc., suggests...

March 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers who offer consumer directed health plans (CDHP) as well as other potential cost-saving programs are finding the most success in keeping their...

March 15, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighteen percent of small businesses say their older workers plan to keep working after retirement and 56% say they see the advantage of...

March 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With recent research showing that just over half of Irish workers don't have retirement plan access in the workplace, the Irish government is...

March 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in the five years that MetLife has been studying workplace benefits, employers in the firm's latest poll say keeping...

March 14, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the next two years 60% of companies expect they will have to increase what they spend on administrative and operational functions, an...

March 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by a Washington, D.C.-based research group finds that organizations with robust information technology (IT) spending benefit from significant productivity increases.

March 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only 28% of mainland Chinese workers are happy with their compensation and benefits packages compared to 47% in the U.S., which could have...

March 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report by a Washington, D.C.-based research group finds that organizations with robust information technology (IT) spending benefit from significant productivity increases.

March 13, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A quarter of U.S. workers do not participate in a retirement plan and 21% say they don't stash away money for savings each...