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GAO: Focus on Older Workers Needed

November 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Labor Department officials should begin studying how to best integrate large numbers of older Americans into the workforce as Baby Boomers face retirement in...
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Axe Can Be a Double-Edged Sword

November 20, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives at companies that are currently wielding the job-cutting axe fear that their key employees, concerned about layoffs, will search for pastures greener, a...
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Discrimination Settlement Nears at Ford

November 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford has reportedly reached a tentative settlement agreement in two age and gender-bias suits brought by current and former employees, according to the...
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Q1 Hiring to Remain Flat

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those looking for a rebound in the job market in early 2002 will be disappointed - hiring activity is expected to remain at the...
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Workers Stay Put in Wake of 9/11

November 16, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - While conventional wisdom holds that most Americans would reassess their lives following the event of September 11, a new survey finds that most are...
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Attacks Impact Employee Confidence

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers' confidence in their financial well-being is slipping in the wake of September's terrorist attacks, according to The Principal Financial Well-Being Index.
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Supreme Court Sides with Merit Board

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Supreme Court ruled that the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) may decide whether an employee's termination was fair - even if challenges...
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Salary Projections Dip Amid Economic Woes

November 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The uncertain economic climate coupled with the War on Terrorism has prompted many companies to modify their 2002 salary increase projections ? trimming them...
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9/11 Makes Its Mark on International Assignments

November 14, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees tapped for international assignments are requiring more support from human resource professionals following the events of September 11, a recent survey finds.
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Age Discrimination Case Falls Through

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has thrown out an age-discrimination lawsuit after finding that the plaintiff had no evidence to rebut the defendant's...
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Job Candidates Begin with the End in Mind

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) As further evidence of a dismal employment front, job seekers are now negotiating severance packages upfront, a new survey by TrueCareers, an e-recruiting business launched...
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Statistics Show Older Ford Managers Get Bad Grades

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A disproportionate number of Ford Motor Company's fifty-something midlevel managers were given the lowest grade in the company's performance evaluation system in 2000,...
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GM Hooks Up Employees from Home

November 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors employees can now log in from home to access their 401(k) accounts, electronic pay stubs, e-learning enrollment, and other company services,...
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Hewlett-Packard Postpones Pay Raises

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After already delaying raises for its employees, Hewlett-Packard has decided to suspend pay increases until its business recovers from the slump in technology...