Tag: Workplace

Benefits | February 11th, 2010

Lawmaker Says Teleworkers Should be Rewarded during Closings

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) wants the Office of Personnel Management to consider incentives for...

Benefits | February 11th, 2010

Ex-Amex Travel Workers File FLSA Overtime Suit

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A lawsuit charges that American Express Travel Related Services required customer service representatives to work...

Reader Responses | February 10th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: What’s Your Favorite Date Movie?

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com - With luck, you know this already – but Sunday is Valentine’s Day.

Benefits | February 10th, 2010

Love is (Still) in the Air at Work

February 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Are work colleagues making goo-goo eyes at each other everywhere you look these days?

Benefits | February 10th, 2010

Analysis Predicts Power Shift to Employees

February 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The talent mismatch, combined with multiple generations in the workforce, has accelerated the shift of...

Reader Responses | February 9th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: What Was Your Favorite Super Bowl Commercial?

February 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Super Bowl 44 was a record-setter – it even set a record for the most commercials in...

Break from the Grind | February 9th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What's the Most Popular Card-Sending Occasion?

February 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What is the most popular card-sending occasion in the United States?

Opinions | February 4th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS – What’s Your Best and Worst Flick Pick?

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – This week we got to see lists that purport to showcase the best...

Reader Responses | February 4th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Clapping for the Colts or Shouting for the Saints?

February 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Come Sunday, the nation will turn its attention (if not its TV/radio/browser) to - the...

Break from the Grind | February 2nd, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Many Phils Have There Been?

February 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The first official trek to Gobbler’s Knob for Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction was made on February 2nd,...

Benefits | January 29th, 2010

All Employers Not Rushing to Restore 2009 Pay Curbs

January 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com)–A newly released WorldatWork salary study found that 52% of U.S. employers froze pay last year, while13%...

Benefits | January 28th, 2010

Does Technology Make You More Impolite at Work?

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Electronic gadgets may be all the rage these days, but a new survey suggests they...

Benefits | January 28th, 2010

Some Canadian Workers Will Get to 'Go for the Gold' on Work Time

January 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Hewitt Associates survey has found 25% of Canadian employers will provide on-the-job access to...

Benefits | January 26th, 2010

Do You Work in a Loony Bin?

January 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Do your co-workers sometimes take their “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” act a little...

Administration | January 26th, 2010

Being Socially Responsive Can Help Employee Engagement

January 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new Canadian study asserts that employers who follow socially and environmentally friendly practices get...

Break from the Grind | January 26th, 2010

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: When Was the State of the Union Postponed?

January 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The State of the Union address has been postponed just once.

Compliance | January 22nd, 2010

Court Says Employee Can Sue over Vulgarity in the Workplace

January 22, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court has reinstated a female employee's claim of a hostile work environment.

Benefits | January 21st, 2010

Leaving Hackers an Electronic Key

January 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Sequential numbers may be easy to remember, but a new study about the security of...

Benefits | January 21st, 2010

Employers Admit to Discriminating against the Overweight

January 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A survey by a U.K. weight loss program provider finds employers pass up overweight job...

Benefits | January 21st, 2010

Andy and Sarah are Sick AGAIN?

January 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new study finds employees named Andy or Sarah call in sick more than others.