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Hershey, Union Come to Terms

June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Union workers at Hershey Foods will vote tomorrow on a tentative agreement that could end a six-week strike over health benefits.
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Aches and Pains Cut Productivity

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The top five common health conditions cost employers more than $180 billion annually in lost productivity, according to a study by AdvancePCS, a...
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Employees Want DB Plans

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Though employers have added more defined contribution retirement plans, healthcare plans and disability insurance coverage to their benefits packages, unsatisfied employees are demanding...
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No Rest for Educated Women

June 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - College-educated women are more likely to work past retirement age than those with only a high school education are, new research shows.
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Economy Impacts Building Sector

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic downturn continues to hit the architecture, engineering, and construction industries hard, according to a new survey.
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Canadian Companies See 11% Hiring Jump

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian chief information officers predict a net 11% hiring increase for information technology (IT) professionals during the third quarter of 2002, according to...
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Workers Report Boss Tongue Lashings

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - At one time or another, most people have experienced the deflating feeling from getting a workplace tongue lashing from a supervisor. A recent...
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Drug Costs Buoyant but Should Sink

June 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The bad news from a national survey of prescription drug benefits was that 2002 drug spending is expected to jump 15.9% due both...
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Small Businesses Spend Big on HR

June 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Small Businesses will spend around $50 billion on human resource related services in 2002, a new survey by Access Markets International (AMI) Partners...
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CEOs Continue to Head for the Exits

June 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Last month chief executive officers left their positions in record numbers according to a study by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
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Dot.Com Doors Still Spinning

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The doors at Dot.com companies were spinning at top speed in May as the number of layoffs tripled, new statistics show.
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SEC, Union Clash Over Pay Hikes

May 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A union representing 2,000 of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) 3,000 employees is battling with the agency over how to spend...
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Resume Puffery a Common Problem

May 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Puffing up one's resume is apparently a pretty common thing, according to the latest New York Times job survey.
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Some Workers More Loyal than Others

May 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are generally still loyal to their employers, but the strength of that feeling varies greatly from country to country and among different...
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Work, Workers Leave Desks

May 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers are spending less time at their desks - and more time standing - according to the Steelcase Workplace Index Survey.