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Telecoms Tremors Drive Up June Layoffs

July 2, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The US telecommunications industry continues to generate huge layoffs - enough to drive up June's planned layoff total by about 10,000, according to outplacement...
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Outgoing Workers Can Be Trouble

July 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - That chatterbox in your office may be a nice guy, but that doesn't mean he's getting anything done - and he may be...
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Parade of Steel Plans to PBGC Continues

June 27, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The parade of ailing steel industry pension plans in need of rescue continued wending its way across the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC)...
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Golf Good for Business

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Being handy with a golf club is as important a tool for corporate success as an MBA, a new survey found.
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DC Health Plans May Not Save Costs

June 26, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR. com) - Companies shouldn't expect defined contribution health plans to produce tremendous cost savings despite the continuing surge in the price of medical care,...
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HR Execs Describe Best Corporate Head

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the US, at least, a good leader has a good character, a top-notch performance record, is flexible and adaptable and has high...
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Brits Tackle Exec Pay Issue

June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an issue that virtually mirrors a continuing US corporate firestorm, the British government will soon require publicly traded companies to...
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Gadgets Open the Door for "Homework"

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ability to stay connected to the office via electronic gadgetry has spurred nine out of ten Americans to take work home with...
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K Plans Most Important Savings Tool

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 60% of plan sponsors attending a recent Merrill Lynch Retirement Group conference listed the 401(k) defined contribution plan as the most...
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Some Pay Hikes Drop Below 4%

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in nine years, average salary increases in many key industries, including manufacturing, trade, and utilities, have dropped below 4%...
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HMO to Impose Whopper Cost Hikes

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies signing up with health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to provide employee health coverage will have to dig even deeper in 2003 with costs...
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Actuaries Association Testifies Before House

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee heard testimony from the American Academy of Actuaries on the growth of defined contribution plans and...