Benefits

Benefits |

HMO Costs Trend Higher Than PPO, POS Options

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...
Benefits |

Workers At Risk, Feeling Trapped

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...
Benefits |

Americans Like Limits on Patients' Rights

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.
Benefits |

Ford Execs Lose Bonuses

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...
Benefits |

Q4 Hiring Plans Look Bleak

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...
Benefits |

UK Firms Examine Comp Gender Bias

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...
Benefits |

Bank One Cuts HR Staff

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.
Benefits |

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...
Benefits |

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...
Benefits |

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...
Benefits |

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...