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Mass Layoffs Soar 50% in Q2

August 22, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) Lucent, Philips, Cap Gemini - mass layoffs have been adding up, reaching 1,911 in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data released...
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Headaches Hurt Productivity

August 20, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half the respondents in a survey of working women who suffer from migraines reported that their migraines affected their ability to function...
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College Grads Expect To Pay Dues

August 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost half of today's college students expect to pay their dues and perform menial tasks at their first job, according to the latest...
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Three-Tier Systems Cut Prescription Costs

August 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? In the face of rising prescription costs, many healthcare organizations are using three-tier systems as a way of containing costs, a new report...
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Hits on Career Sites Are Surging

August 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of users visiting career sites on the Internet increased by 32.2% in the last six months, according to Internet analysis and...
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Job-related Fatalities Fall in 2000

August 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Despite rising employment, the number of workers killed on the job dropped about 2% last year according to the Labor Department.
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Most Workers Now Have Smoke-Free Workplaces

August 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationally, 69% of employees now work in buildings where smoking has been prohibited by employers or government regulations, according to a study sponsored...
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Hippo Has Helpful HIPPA Hints

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors with questions concerning changes in the healthcare system can direct them to the HIPAA Hippo who has taken up residence on...
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E-mail Trails Lead To Employer Trials

August 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? E-mail evidence is becoming increasingly common in workplace lawsuits, causing employers to monitor employee use of e-mail more closely, a new survey finds.
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Online Benefit Options On The Rise

August 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of companies giving their employees the option of managing their employer-sponsored benefits online has increased significantly, according to a survey.
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July?s Job Cut Announcements Break Record

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of job cuts announced in the US surged 65% in July, the largest-monthly job-cut total recorded by Challenger, Gray & Christmas since...
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Job Supply Shrinks in 48 States

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The number of openings in the labor market shrank in July, according to Flipdog.com Job Opportunity Index.
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Poll Takes PBOR Pulse

August 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of respondents in a recent poll will consider changing their health insurance to a more competitively priced policy if their premiums...