Benefits

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taking occasional time off from work makes most people more productive, a new study finds.

February 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Transaction blackouts in participant-directed retirement plans have lasted between three and four weeks on average and can go as long as two months...

February 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Self-employed entrepreneurs are not only more likely to participate in a retirement savings plan, more of them save at higher levels than traditional...

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The group trying to recall County Executive Tom Ament for his role in inflating county pension payouts for top officials, handed 181,957 signatures...

February 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US workers are more proud of their employers in the months following September 11, but are also unhappier with their jobs, a national...

February 13, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workers expect to have to stay on the job longer than ever because of the nation's slumping economy, according to a new study.

February 11, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 80% of employers are allowing employees, aged 50 and over, to make catch up contributions to their retirement plans this year, implementing...

February 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of small businesses, although cautiously optimistic on the future of the economy, will not be expanding their staff this year, a...

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five Milwaukee County officials have resigned amid accusations that they pumped up the county's pension plan to provide politicians million dollar retirement payouts...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even small business owners rely heavily on their human resources departments to make decisions regarding benefits programs, a new survey finds.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of New York area hiring managers think an interview is an important part of the recruitment process, compared to 38%...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most human resources professionals and corporate executives think romances in the workplace should be discouraged, however, their employers generally don't prohibit such dalliances.

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what Watson Wyatt interprets as a sign that more companies are tying executives' pay to corporate performance, the median chief executive officer's...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enron may be dominating the news, but a recent survey by an industry group didn't find much effect of the growing scandal on...

January 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of employing workers grew over the fourth quarter - but at a slower rate than in the previous quarter, according to...

January 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Controlling health costs and planning for retirement topped the agendas of benefits specialists surveyed by The International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists...

January 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This year, executives shouldn't expect the fat bonus paychecks that they've become accustomed to, a consulting group survey found.

January 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of human resource professionals feel that high school graduates are not qualified to enter the workforce, a survey by the Society...

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human Resources professionals may now brush up on their job skills through a new online class from Cornell University.

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may offer small solace to thousands of laid-off workers across the country, but politicians can't seem to line up fast enough to...