Benefits

December 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of the defined benefit plans in the UK are closed to new members and 3% are closed altogether.

December 15, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Eighty-four percent of those organizations that must abide by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) offer some form of paid vacation, but...

December 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The swelling numbers of telecommuters over the past few years has also meant an increasing number of claims filed by these at-home workers...

December 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey shows that HR officials are struggling with a growing number of worker departures.

December 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A laptop containing names and Social Security numbers of 382,000 Boeing employees and retirees has been stolen, the company announced Tuesday.

December 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former UBS PaineWebber employee's attempt to profit from falling company stock prices after he planted a computer "logic bomb" on the company's...

December 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Drinking too much alcohol ranked as the biggest mistake employees make at office parties, according to 79% of executives responding to the TheLadders.com's...

December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2006 ShareBuilder Small Business Annual Retirement Trend (SBART) Survey found that 63% of respondents do not offer retirement benefits to their employees.

December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $27.31 per hour in September 2006, according to data from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor...

December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of large employers by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Hewitt Associates has found 78% expect to continue prescription drug coverage...

December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In addition to savings and investment considerations in planning for retirement, a new survey suggests Americans should factor in forced retirement when setting...

December 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The overwhelming number of public sector HR officials in a recent survey said they were satisfied with the results of outsourcing HR functions.

December 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the number of employers giving holiday gifts to their employees increased this year, the number of those handing out more days of...

December 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most US employers expect to enter the new year with a steady hiring pace similar to the past two years, according to results...

December 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As many as 10 million UK workers could be automatically enrolled into personal accounts or workplace retirement savings plans under a program announced...

December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Napa, California steel company Trans Bay Steel Inc has agreed to a $1 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over...

December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal aviation officials are reportedly crafting a new policy to allow US airline pilots to stay on the job for as many as...

December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A law making mandatory retirement illegal in Canada goes into effect on Tuesday, and a new survey finds 73% of pre-retirees expecting to...

December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Best Buy Co. is enacting an official policy that says people are free to work wherever and whenever they want, as long as...

December 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-six percent of companies will not offer holiday bonuses this year, giving way to a gradual trend toward performance-based compensation, a recent survey...