Benefits

June 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversity initiatives have a direct impact on profitability and help organizations maintain their competitive advantage, according to a survey.

June 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? Workers in the Chicago area most prize health insurance (84.9%) and retirement plan benefits (73.6%) ? but after that things get murky, according...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The General Accounting Office (GAO) foresees a further decline in employer-sponsored retiree health care, forcing an increasing number of retirees to seek more...

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a fourth (24%) of job applicants misrepresent their employment or education records, according to a new study.

June 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of men above retirement age still employed rose last year, the Census Bureau reported.

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), a union representing 3,200 machinists at its St Louis plant have reached...

May 31, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although 80% of affluent baby boomers polled in a recent survey expect to be financially secure in retirement, many of them will not...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monitoring employees' online activities is becoming standard procedure for businesses, according to a survey on the adoption of these technologies in the workplace.

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new HRnext.com poll found that complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was by far the biggest HR headache, cited...

May 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Skyrocketing health insurance premiums led to an increase in the number of workers signing up for employer-provided health insurance in 1998 and 1999,...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a decade of 5% increases, the largest insurance companies dealt with 10-15% medical cost increases in the first quarter, according to preliminary...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? A Pennsylvania court has upheld a worker's rejection of a work at home alternative to his disability claim, noting that to be "actually...

May 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Dot.com job cuts appear to be slowing in May, after an all-time high in April according to a new survey.

May 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) ? The labor movement unveiled the results of its latest organizing effort yesterday ? retirees.

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boomers are beginning to retire in fine financial shape - but rising health care costs could undermine that strong start, according to the...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new national study finds that while a majority (82%) of women executives find their listening skills to be a practical asset, over...

May 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors have a long way to go to discourage workers from cashing out their retirement plans and paying tax penalties.

May 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Just 27% of companies plan to add staff in the next quarter, down from 35% a year ago, and at the slowest pace...

May 17, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although Human Resources Directors have a median annual income of $78,968, the top jobs in this field pay over $500, 000, a recent...

May 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of US workers in "alternative work arrangements" - independent contractors, etc. - has remained about the same over the past five...