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December 5, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a drop in the number of layoff announcements by US companies in November, the impact of the terrorist attacks on the labor market...

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a move expected to save $25 million per year, Visteon Corp is slashing its 60% match to employee retirement accounts for its...

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey conducted by Catalyst found that an increasing number of the 500 largest U.S. companies have appointed women as board directors over...

December 4, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of an economic slowdown, 69% of companies are not offering holiday bonuses this year compared to 64% last year, a...

November 30, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Some 61,000 employees at Eastman Kodak, who hold stock options with exercise prices so far above the current market price as to make...

November 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Prior to the 2001 economic slowdown, the number of employers offering health insurance grew, pushing the numbers of the uninsured down to 15.9%,...

November 28, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Notwithstanding the bleak economic outlook, 51% of US workers polled still expect to receive year-end holiday rewards from their employers, according to a...

November 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While 78% of Baby Boomers questioned in a recent survey believe they are financially prepared for retirement, the same survey reveals a plethora...

November 27, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health plan participants rate problem-solving ability as the most important customer service issue, when determining health plan satisfaction, a new survey found.

November 26, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - HR professionals who specialize in compensation continue to take home paychecks that are almost 3% fatter than those of their colleagues who hold mixed...

November 26, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Relief may be at hand for the 10 million odd shift workers who suffer from Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) - a syndrome...

November 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans may be more anxious generally in the post-September 11 era, but they're also more loyal to their employers than any time since...

November 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Average health plan premiums are expected to climb in 2002 - by over 15% for sponsors of fully insured plans, and by 11% for...

November 20, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Executives at companies that are currently wielding the job-cutting axe fear that their key employees, concerned about layoffs, will search for pastures greener, a...

November 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) Labor Department officials should begin studying how to best integrate large numbers of older Americans into the workforce as Baby Boomers face retirement in...

November 19, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Ford has reportedly reached a tentative settlement agreement in two age and gender-bias suits brought by current and former employees, according to the...

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Those looking for a rebound in the job market in early 2002 will be disappointed - hiring activity is expected to remain at the...

November 16, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - While conventional wisdom holds that most Americans would reassess their lives following the event of September 11, a new survey finds that most are...

November 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - About a quarter of employers have delayed or reduced salary increases but few are reporting plans to cut or freeze pay, according to...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,689 mass layoff actions by employers resulting in the loss of nearly 350,000...