Benefits

Benefits |

DoL Has Good Productivity News

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The good news about third-quarter productivity turns out to be even better than government economists first thought.
Benefits |

Plan Sponsors Lay Out 2003 Wish Lists

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors are already working on their priorities for 2003 - a list that is heavy on helping participants, avoiding lawsuits and managing...
Benefits |

Workers Are Happy With Their Jobs

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 75% of workers are happy with their jobs, according to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)/USATODAY.com survey.
Benefits |

NC Steelworkers OK 401(k)

December 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of union workers at Dave Steel Co. have left the picket lines - and accepted a contract deal that includes replacing...
Benefits |

Temp Work Provides Qualifications

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Forty-six percent of workers believe temporary work provides the best insight into qualification for a job, according to a survey conducted by administrative...
Benefits |

Boeing Workers Get Salary, Pension Hikes

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Boeing Co.'s Washington state engineers and technical workers have given an enthusiastic thumbs up to a new contract featuring salary increases and pension...
Benefits |

Study: Tight Job Market on the Horizon

December 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Hiring managers who have suffered through often-slashed personnel budgets because of the ailing economy may be facing another problem when things finally turn...
Benefits |

"Dog Days" May Be Keys To Better Health

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ninety-seven percent of pet owners say their pet makes them smile at least once a day, leading owners to say their pets are...
Benefits |

Employers Cut Jobs – Not Perks, Pay

December 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While layoffs continue to loom at a number of firms, perks and pay appear to be escaping the ax at most firms responding...
Benefits |

Nabbed on the Net?

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More and more of us have resumes floating around on the Internet - but what would happen if your boss saw YOURS out...
Benefits |

"Close" Encounters in the Workplace

November 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - You might want to keep an eye on the mistletoe at the office Christmas party this year, according to a new online survey...
Benefits |

US Airways Seeks Benefit Cuts

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US Airways has asked workers with the International Association of Machinists (IAM) to double their health insurance contributions and accept an elimination of...
Benefits |

2003 Health Cost Increases Lower Than 2002

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) rate increases will be lower in 2003 than they were in 2002, according to...
Benefits |

Cigna Proposes Medical Claims Settlement

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Cigna Corp has offered a proposal to settle class-action lawsuits brought on by hundreds of thousands of physicians claiming they are unfairly being...
Benefits |

Steelworkers Walk Out on 401(k)

November 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A group of unionized steel workers have walked off the job, angered that their employer wants to replace their pension plan with a...