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GE Reported to Cut 75.000 Jobs

February 1, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Electric is reportedly planning huge job cuts that may eliminate up to 75,000 jobs, or 15% of the workforce, over the next...
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Schwab To Cut Costs With Friday Furloughs

January 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - Discount broker Charles Schwab is telling all employees that don't interact with customers to stay home on Friday for the next several weeks.
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GM Connects MDs To Cut Costs

January 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - General Motors is helping doctors get online in a unique approach to cutting health care costs, which are now rising at double-digit rates.
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Rising Costs Lowers Boom For Small Businesses

January 24, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Large company management talent appears to be sitting tight, rather than opting for opportunities at smaller firms, as stock option values continue to...
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Dot.compensation Rises for Survivors

January 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the midst of an industrywide shakedown, Internet companies continue to boost pay for their best talent. The average base pay this year...
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Cost Pressures Push Drugs

January 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While prescription drug costs have increased, they are still just 8.5% of total US healthcare expenses according to a new study.
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DoL Issues Teleworking Report

January 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Expanding telecommuting could improve productivity - and help workers better balance work and family demands, according to a report just released from the...
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Aging Boomers Require New Strategies

January 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With a growing number of boomers nearing retirement, employers are reevaluating strategies for managing the impact, according to a new study.
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HR Pros Say Leave Policies Lenient

January 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers are going above and beyond the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but employees aren't making it easy,...
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IRS Offers a "Fat" Chance

January 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The IRS says that participants in employer-sponsored medical savings accounts and flexible spending accounts may include obesity treatments for weight loss as a...
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Employees Take Advantage of Creative "Perks"

December 28, 2000 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While some of the more unusual workplace "perks" are still relatively rare, employees do seem to take advantage of them when offered, according...