Benefits

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are already working on their priorities for 2003 - a list that is heavy on helping participants, avoiding lawsuits and managing...

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 75% of workers are happy with their jobs, according to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)/USATODAY.com survey.

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-six percent of workers believe temporary work provides the best insight into qualification for a job, according to a survey conducted by administrative...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co.'s Washington state engineers and technical workers have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to a new contract featuring salary increases and pension...

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers who have suffered through often-slashed personnel budgets because of the ailing economy may be facing another problem when things finally turn...

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ninety-seven percent of pet owners say their pet makes them smile at least once a day, leading owners to say their pets are...

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Older workers are sticking around - but for the money, not the job - and they don't seem to be getting much employer...

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While layoffs continue to loom at a number of firms, perks and pay appear to be escaping the ax at most firms responding...

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More and more of us have resumes floating around on the Internet - but what would happen if your boss saw YOURS out...

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You might want to keep an eye on the mistletoe at the office Christmas party this year, according to a new online survey...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) rate increases will be lower in 2003 than they were in 2002, according to...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation's largest defense contractor has added sexual orientation to its anti-discrimination policy and plans to offer health benefits to domestic partners of...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cigna Corp has offered a proposal to settle class-action lawsuits brought on by hundreds of thousands of physicians claiming they are unfairly being...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of unionized steel workers have walked off the job, angered that their employer wants to replace their pension plan with a...

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways has asked workers with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to double their health insurance contributions and accept an elimination of...

November 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The tentative deal that allowed West Coast dock workers to go back to work over the weekend reportedly includes only a $0.50/hour annual...

November 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Seventy-three percent of HR professionals believe their company has clearly stated its strategic direction, but only 44% feel the strategic direction was communicated...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Pennsylvania employer has introduced a new policy designed to cut down on profanity in the workplace - and pay for the office...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what was described as a "historic" agreement by federal mediators, West Coast dockworkers and shipping companies reached a tentative six-year contract agreement...

November 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Securian Retirement Services has unveiled new 401(k) statements, incorporating easy-to-understand language and color graphics, to assist plan participants in understanding their retirement accounts,...