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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...

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...

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even though retirement savers are more tolerant than other investors in the face of market jitters, plan sponsors should be reinforcing the message...