Employee benefits

A mammoth new study on chronic disease and workforce productivity confirms that earlier findings that comorbity is a significant factor in absenteeism, and for the first time illustrates the importance of medication adherence as part of an integrated disease management strategy.

In a new survey, organizations say that this year on average they’ve awarded at least some base salary increase to 88% of all employees, compared to 86% of all employees in 2010.

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Engaging employees will be the greatest HR challenge facing employers over the next three to five years, according to a member survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Three out of four middle-income baby boomers say their financial situation, not age, is now the key trigger for when to retire, according to a recent study.to retire, according to a recent study.

While couples are saving for retirement, they don’t seem to be discussing their retirement goals, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments.

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When individuals are faced with too many options they become paralyzed and don’t make the best decisions -- even when it comes to 401(k) options, according to a new study.

Employers address challenges of retaining employees across generations and gender.

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The ability to save a little money by avoiding taxes will get smaller, unless Congress can be swayed to repeal new restrictions on health care spending accounts.

Determining accurate employee compensation may be difficult, but settling on the wrong figures can hamper employee productivity or spike turnover. So, when employers take the time to create fair bonus systems, paid time off policies and base compensation pay practices, it certainly is worth the effort.

Benefit directors nationwide believe their organizations are not doing enough to help employees make critical decisions at the point of retirement, according to a recent survey.

Advisers have to be ready to demonstrate their value to more discerning buyers and focus on ways to run their practice more efficiently.

As retirement plan advisers implement their fee disclosure plans, many are finding that opportunity is knocking loudly.

Self-insuring is an attractive concept because of the flexibility it offers an employer to design a health plan that falls within its budget and meets the unique needs of its employees. The potential for cost savings is greater when an employer pays claims directly instead of paying premiums to an insurer, as in a fully insured plan.

As more employers adopt automatic enrollment, employees are participating in DC plans at a record high rate, a new study from Aon Hewitt finds.

MetLife survey pinpoints disconnect between what employers believe and what employees want when it comes to voluntary benefits.

Savvy employers are tuning in to the idea that employees feel good about working for companies that give to charitable causes. Now, new software aims to streamline workplace giving programs.

Despite state and federal mandates that require employers track data on when employees are out of the office, companies fail to use the data to manage the associated cost implications, according to a new survey.