Benefits

December 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of managers in a new poll say they will play the Santa role in their offices this holiday season by...

December 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the top two income tiers of Americans approaching retirement have comparable assets, those classified in a new study as affluent are still...

December 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America signed a five-year deal to outsource its benefits administration services operation in the UK, Ireland and Canada to ExcellerateHRO.

December 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seven in 10 employers in a recent survey said their companies have already realized the benefits they had hoped to gain from HR...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of employees (71%) and half of retirees (50%) said they were very concerned about their long-term financial future, according to the...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent survey from New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) found participants confident in their 401(k) investment decisions, but still not sure their...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of workers polled by AllianceBernstein admitted they are unprepared or reluctant to monitor and manage their retirement plan investments.

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You may have complaints about the hazards of your work or workplace, but results of a recent survey show how impressive it is...

December 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Contrary to reports that consumer driven health plans are fast becoming a more popular health care option for employees, a new study shows...

December 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While most already offer health benefits, a majority of small companies that use outside staffing firms said in a recent survey they would...

December 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sixty-seven percent of workers say they will not spend any time at the office shopping online this December.

December 4, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At a time when many in the retirement services community and some influential lawmakers are up in arms over fees paid by 401(k)...

December 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one-quarter of health care plan sponsors automatically enroll eligible employees in defined contribution plans, 9% offer automatic deferral rate increases, and 32%...

December 1, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawsuits have been filed against eight major pharmaceutical companies charging them with failure to pay overtime wages to pharmaceutical representatives in violation of...

November 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The saying "truth is stranger than fiction" has definitely applied in the workplace this year with examples including an employer who used spanking...

November 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A worker who was fired after he tested positive for nicotine is suing lawn care firm The Scotts Co.

November 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many Americans may be leaving their retirement savings program on auto pilot, but a majority responding to a recent survey was certain of...

November 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study has found that lesbian, gay , bisexual and transgender (LGBT) baby boomers have more concerns about long-term care in retirement...

November 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though convincing employees to become savvy price-conscious consumers of health services has been a key underpinning of the consumer directed health plan...

November 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of human resource and benefits executives say personalized compensation statements would heighten workers' understanding of their benefits packages, but more than...