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401(k) participants who invested in target-date funds overwhelmingly tend to stick with these investments over time, according to new research by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute. Just over 90% of 401(k) participants investing in TDFs in 2007 stuck with them through 2009, EBRI finds. Using a proxy for the auto-enrollment status of participants, those identified as auto-enrollees are even more likely to have stayed with TDFs, at a rate over 95%.
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Employees who work at companies that offer incentive programs have two recommendations for improving the programs: Increase the frequency of rewards and offer more reward options, says a new survey. According to a recent survey by Staples Advantage, 85% of those who participate in company-driven incentive programs feel more valued at work, while 70% say they are happier and more motivated at work, thanks to their incentive program. Sixty-five percent, meanwhile, say they are more loyal
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At a briefing Monday, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis spoke about the need for more employment opportunities for the 9.1% of Americans out of work and the role government can play in facilitating job creation. “The priority is to connect with the businesses, so that we’re not training people for jobs that don’t exist, but for jobs that are open,” Solis said, highlighting the green industry, information technology and battery-operated cars companies as examples of industries
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According to 541 SHRM members polled, the majority say a job candidates social media activity is a non-issue when it comes to hiring.
August 31
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The Employee Benefit Adviser App is a must-have resource for benefit brokers, advisers and consultants who help employers build and manage their group benefits programs, be they health, retirement, voluntary or non-insurance. Choose from our helpful apps and download them today!
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Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey shows on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market turmoil may have dampened job creation. Read how there are now fears surrounding the month's stock market rout that could ultimately make businesses hesitant to hire new workers.
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Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market turmoil may have dampened job creation. Intuit, a payrolls processing company, said small businesses added 35,000 jobs after increasing employment by 40,000 in July.
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[IMGCAP(1)] PHOENIX | Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:44pm EDT (Reuters) - The United States' largest year-round grower of greenhouse tomatoes has pleaded guilty to knowingly hiring undocumented workers in Arizona and been fined $600,000, authorities said on Friday. Eurofresh Inc, which grows hydroponic tomatoes at facilities in Willcox and Snowflake, Arizona, will also be required to remain on probation for five years, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona said.
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For East Coast business owners shaken by this week's earthquake and bracing for Hurricane Irene's onslaught, the stats are gloomy. Twenty-five percent of small businesses hit with a disaster like a flood or an earthquake never re-open. That's according to data from the Tampa, Florida-based Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a nonprofit group that collects information on the impact of catastrophes and provides it
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Stop the presses! If you were planning to roll out an employee survey to coincide with this falls open enrollment season, you may want to hold off, survey results show.
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