Benefits

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

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Labor (DoL) said Tuesday that an Ohio jeweler will have to pay about $1.29 million in back wages to 16,820...

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thirty-one percent of US employers expect to add to jobs during the third quarter, while 6% expect to trim staff numbers, according to...

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Monster Employment Index for May showed an upswing in online recruitment activity.

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lawmakers could cut Americans' Social Security benefits without pushing large numbers of beneficiaries below the poverty line, a new research report has concluded.

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - HMO rates are predicted to climb an average of 11.7% in 2007, compared with a 12.4% forecasted rise in 2006 and 13.7% in...

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, almost a third (28%) of working dads said work is taking a toll on their relationship with...

June 13, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A report from the TIAA-CREF Institute says employers should abandon the traditional "hands-off" approach with defined contribution plans and implement automated plan features...

A federal judge rebuffed Tuesday a request by FedEX lawyers to throw out the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claim in the nationwide class action suit against...

June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A 14-member committee set up by Congress to figure out what people want when it comes to health care recommends that the federal...

June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index shows that workers are beginning to understand their need for a guaranteed income stream in retirement.

June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The New York State Department of Health has placed an enrollment ban on one sector of UnitedHealth Group's New York operations, claiming that...

June 12, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than four of 10 companies said that inadequately defining and evaluating the roles most critical to successful performance is the most frequent...

June 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most HR professionals say their company has or is planning to develop a program aimed at training leaders within the company.