Benefits

December 15, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Today's performance management programs do a better job of evaluating past performance than focusing on employee development, according to a new survey of...

December 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly two-thirds of employers do not currently offer a holiday bonus, according to a new survey, while over half (52%) never offered a...

December 14, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investment services giant Frank Russell Company is offering its employees an environmentally friendly benefit - $25/month for those who use an alternative to...

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite increased costs and growing administrative burdens, most employers are not ready to embrace a more "hands-off", defined contribution style approach to health...

December 13, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors looking to improve plan satisfaction should encourage participants to set retirement goals, a new study reports.

December 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees may have to pay more of rising health care costs next year, tight job market or not, according to a new survey.

December 12, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite increased health care costs, the number of American workers covered by an employer-based health plan increased last year.

December 11, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Thanks to a strong job market, nearly 10% of college graduates will leave their first job within the first year, and nearly 25%...

December 8, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Improving internal communication is the most critical factor in keeping qualified employees, according to a new survey.

December 7, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) do not save money by restricting access to expensive medical treatments, according to a new study.

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The wait for new employees to join a 401(k) plan is shrinking, with over half (52%) of surveyed plans offering eligibility in 3...

December 6, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employee turnover not only hits the bottom line - a new study confirms that it can impact customer satisfaction as well, and plan...

December 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Bank of America has opted to outsource many of its human resource functions for its 150,000 employees - and expects to realize a...

December 5, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unocal has approved an "enhanced severance program" to help the company retain and continue to attract employees in a competitive hiring environment -...

December 1, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly a quarter of large employers (22%) surveyed offer domestic partner benefits, more than twice as many as the 10% in 1997, according...

December 1, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Unless Congress intervenes, the medical savings account (MSA) program is scheduled to expire on December 31, leaving self-employed and smaller employers without a...

November 30, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly 2/3 of women expect to work in retirement - and 4% never expect to retire, according to the 2000 Women's Retirement Confidence...

November 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employers and employees have different benefit priorities - with employees overwhelmingly concerned about retirement issues and employers focused on health care costs, according...

November 29, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Round-the-clock childcare will be available to more than 300,000 employees of Ford and Visteon Corporation in 15 states beginning next year.

November 20, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health plan workers received median base pay raises of 5.4% this year, compared with just 3.6% for a broader group of health care...