Benefits Think

Yes Salary information should be public. Every Public entity must publish their salaries and I believe that private entities shoudl follow suit. It keeps people more honest and perhaps we would not have meltdowns such as the Lehman fiasco!

Attention DB plan sponsors: Do your homework on hedge funds. The Government Accountability Office last week called on the Department of Labor to provide more uniform guidance on the quasi-asset class, now increasingly used to juice pension plan returns.

Should salaries be public? The issue won´t be moot, if a new Web site has its way.

Just one in five large and mid-size companies offer an onsite health program, states new research by Hewitt Associates -- but that doesn't mean it isn't a popular benefit. Eighty one percent of companies offering onsite clinics (and 95% with onsite pharmacies) are satisfied with the results.

Despite the lagging job market, IT salaries are on the rise. BenefitNews.com Site Director Lynn Gresham explores this topic in today's Web Exclusive.

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Are these the employers (companies) whose ceo's are taking home millions of dollars a year in compensation; and when they leave--I love the one for personal reasons--their bonuses are double their salaries. Who's on drugs?? How creative!!

Two studies on the same topic from consulting groups Buck and Mercer have benefit managers scratching their heads.

We won't print the whole phrase, but the idea that you're only screwing yourself when you procrastinate is certainly true for employers waiting until the last minute to file Form 5500's. The deadline (Wednesday, October 15) is fast approaching and employers will face penalties of up to $1,100 per day...

good concise article.