Benefits

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The primary focus of new government guidance about avoiding avian flu from infected birds is on good hygiene, including use of gloves and...

November 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average employee needs to contribute an additional $11,400 to their retirement savings - or 21.2% of pay - annually to get back...

November 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lead character in a series of public service announcements sponsored by the Employee Benefit Retirement Institute (EBRI) wears green tights, red shorts,...

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new Putnam Investments analysis of the Department of Labor (DoL)-approved default option list suggests plan sponsors could be doing participants a disservice...

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees are concerned about the effect greater benefit costs will have on their retirement savings, a survey found.

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A six foot seven inch tall UK worker is suing a company he claims refused to make accommodations for his height.

November 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Teachers as a group have better savings habits and are more likely to work with financial advisers than the general population, according to...

November 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than three-quarters of employers say they act on the information they gather from employees who are on their way out, a recent...

November 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About a third of eligible employees stayed on the retirement savings sidelines instead of joining their workplace plan, according to new Vanguard Group...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study has found that a majority of middle managers lack the range of emotional intelligence (EQ) skills they will need to...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A restaurant association in San Francisco has sued the city in federal court this week to try and stop the progression of a...

November 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The college majors most in demand are engineering, computer science/MIS, business (accounting, finance, and marketing), and education - and, those appear to match...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The St. Paul Pioneer Press has proposed freezing pension benefits for 450 workers in the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union.

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The percentage of companies sponsoring a holiday party has increased for 2006, according to findings of Battalia Winston International's Annual Survey on Corporate...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Tyson Foods, Inc. has reached a settlement with a group of current and former workers on charges of racial discrimination in its Ashland,...

November 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - MeadWestvaco Corporation has announced it is changing its US defined benefit pension plan covering salaried and non-union hourly employees, adding a cash balance...

November 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Federal law enforcement officials have arrested the CEO of White Plains, New York-based Compulinx and issued an eight-count indictment charging him with stealing...

November 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A national survey from Vault Inc. found 61% of workers exited on bad terms with an employer, and many did not leave peacefully.

November 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Wearing suits to work is losing ground to a more casual dress code, perhaps to the detriment of worker career advancement, a survey...

November 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Results from Sibson's 2006 Rewards of Work Survey show American employees today are less satisfied with key work elements than in prior years.