Benefits

February 8, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of small businesses, although cautiously optimistic on the future of the economy, will not be expanding their staff this year, a...

February 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Five Milwaukee County officials have resigned amid accusations that they pumped up the county's pension plan to provide politicians million dollar retirement payouts...

February 6, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Even small business owners rely heavily on their human resources departments to make decisions regarding benefits programs, a new survey finds.

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than two-thirds of New York area hiring managers think an interview is an important part of the recruitment process, compared to 38%...

February 5, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most human resources professionals and corporate executives think romances in the workplace should be discouraged, however, their employers generally don't prohibit such dalliances.

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In what Watson Wyatt interprets as a sign that more companies are tying executives' pay to corporate performance, the median chief executive officer's...

February 1, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Enron may be dominating the news, but a recent survey by an industry group didn't find much effect of the growing scandal on...

January 31, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The cost of employing workers grew over the fourth quarter - but at a slower rate than in the previous quarter, according to...

January 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Controlling health costs and planning for retirement topped the agendas of benefits specialists surveyed by The International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists...

January 30, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - This year, executives shouldn't expect the fat bonus paychecks that they've become accustomed to, a consulting group survey found.

January 29, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A majority of human resource professionals feel that high school graduates are not qualified to enter the workforce, a survey by the Society...

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Human Resources professionals may now brush up on their job skills through a new online class from Cornell University.

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It may offer small solace to thousands of laid-off workers across the country, but politicians can't seem to line up fast enough to...

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Technical workers may be more nervous in the workplace than they were before the September 11 attacks, but they're not nervous enough to...

January 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - BellSouth Telecommunications has agreed to pay $200,000 and enhanced retirement benefits to a former worker, who claimed she was fired because of her...

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Sponsors of public sector retirement plans, who are clients of Nationwide Retirement Solutions, will be able to offer participants an online education and...

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US economy may have been beset with massive layoffs in recent months, but the demand for skilled foreign workers remains strong, according...

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The terrorists who attacked the US on September 11 have left yet another reminder of that day's events - this time in the...

January 22, 2002 - New York City-area hiring managers - particularly those at mid-to-large sized companies - are optimistic about the prospects of the region's job market, a...

January 22, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite the economic slump, the majority of companies have made no changes to their sign-on bonus program, a survey finds.