Benefits

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - California state negotiators and the state's largest union representing government employees tentatively agreed on a contract that would change the way pensions are...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund companies that offer 401(k) plans have been the winners in getting new business when companies have switched providers, according to a...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Revelations about security breaches compromising personal customer data have continued in recent days with word that one provider's insurance customers and New York...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent study commissioned by the General Services Administration found that most federal government agencies do not provide sufficient IT resources to promote...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) has filed a lawsuit accusing Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of discriminating against female job applicants at one...

June 19, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study found that the number of European firms using long-term incentives (LTI) has increased while those offering share options to their...

June 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While complaining about your boss to your co-workers or family is often fruitless, one group has come up with a way for venting...

June 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In response to feedback from dads asking their worth following its determination of stay-at-home moms' salaries, Salary.com has announced the Dad Salary Wizard.

June 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new report from a Washington-based think tank asserts that giant retailer Wal-Mart can afford to increase wages and still enjoy a "healthy"...

June 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - There are lots of long faces these days among workers in the telecommunications industry, and that employee dissatisfaction is broad based.

June 16, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Not one of the 291 respondents to the father-specific portion of a recent Monster.com survey listed paternity leave as a valued benefit.

June 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Iowa manufacturer of tire retreading materials and equipment has closed its pension plans to new US and Canada hires and has frozen...

June 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent poll measuring companies' education assistance policies found that almost all of the companies surveyed (94%) have some type of formal or...

June 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An Iowa manufacturer of tire retreading materials and equipment has closed its pension plans to new US and Canada hires and has frozen...

June 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Facing a tight labor market, Canadian employers are increasingly trying to find ways to attract and keep key talent, including offering flexible work...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey found that after a company outsources most of its human resources functions, the HR employees that they retain become more involved...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey conducted by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) has found that nearly one in five US companies allows pets...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK's biggest defense contractor plans to almost double its employee pension contribution levels from 5% to a 9.2% and restrict any pension...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Purchasing managers stand to get the biggest salary boost among salaried mid-level workers in 2006 with a 9.5% raise, according to a recent...

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new study from the Spectrem Group reveals that 403(b) plan sponsors would rather reduce the number of vendors they use for their...