Benefits

September 7, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Despite the number of folding technology firms, information technology (IT) workers continue to command premium pay, according to the Computerworld Annual Salary Survey.

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with the biggest annual jump in employee health-insurance premiums since 1992, more companies are considering asking workers to increase their share, a...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - American companies laid off 32% fewer workers in August than in July but that was still 140,019 pink slips, according to outplacement firm...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Polaroid has told workers and retirees that their health care premiums will rise significantly as the financially troubled firm struggles to stay solvent,...

September 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More often than not, consumers are not at fault for issues with their health plans, according to new data from Hewitt Associates.

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) costs are expected to rise even faster this year than other health-care plan types and at double-digit rates, a survey...

September 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Only a fourth (24%) of American workers are committed to their employers and plan to stay on for at least two years, while...

September 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although nearly half (48%) of Americans had some kind of problem with their health plan in the last year, roughly two-thirds give their...

August 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Americans favor a patients' bill of rights, that support doesn't necessarily include an unlimited right to sue, according to a new survey.

August 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over two-thirds of the respondents in an AFL-CIO survey of employee opinion support more protection for their rights, compared to 14% who said...

August 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Conference Board's Help-Wanted Advertising Index, a measure of the US job market, remained flat in July.

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many of today's job seekers have society's interests at heart, according to a recent poll.

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace drug testing is becoming standard procedure, a recent survey reveals.

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 6,000 of Ford Motor Company's top executives including chief executive Jacques Nasser will not receive bonuses this year, according to a report...

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An overwhelming 95% of respondents to a survey by the Liberty Mutual Group believe workplace safety has a positive impact on a company's...

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Against a backdrop of mass layoffs, lackluster earnings and dismal economic data, fourth-quarter hiring levels in some sectors are expected to reach lows last...

August 27, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nine large British companies will review the compensation and conditions of their female workers as part of a UK government review to reduce the...

August 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank One says it has fired at least 150 human resources workers, as the fifth-largest US bank cuts back on hiring and staffing.

August 23, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Workers should have more paid vacation, according to the majority of HR professionals participating in a recent poll.

August 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) Health plan costs at small and mid-sized companies rose by 9.2% last year, outpacing the inflation rate for the third consecutive year, a new report...