Benefits

November 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 78% of Baby Boomers questioned in a recent survey believe they are financially prepared for retirement, the same survey reveals a plethora...

November 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health plan participants rate problem-solving ability as the most important customer service issue, when determining health plan satisfaction, a new survey found.

November 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Relief may be at hand for the 10 million odd shift workers who suffer from Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) - a syndrome...

November 26, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR professionals who specialize in compensation continue to take home paychecks that are almost 3% fatter than those of their colleagues who hold mixed...

November 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans may be more anxious generally in the post-September 11 era, but they're also more loyal to their employers than any time since...

November 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average health plan premiums are expected to climb in 2002 - by over 15% for sponsors of fully insured plans, and by 11% for...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

November 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About a quarter of employers have delayed or reduced salary increases but few are reporting plans to cut or freeze pay, according to...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,689 mass layoff actions by employers resulting in the loss of nearly 350,000...

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.

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...

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.

November 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hanging on to their employees while keeping a rein on benefit expenses apparently is the most pressing issue on corporate executives' minds these...

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...

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...

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Pay raises are likely to take a hit in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the Conference Board's annual...