U.S. House leadership has confirmed that the House will consider both the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act in its first week of the 111th Congress.
A recent survey of more than 500 Microsoft Office certified workers from the United States and Japan found that 70% of respondents believe their certification favors them to be hired in a recessionary economy before other non-certified candidates.
A survey of more than 700 working adults by Workplace Options found that 63% of respondents want their company to offer wellness programs to employees, including coaches and diet workshops, to help maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Annual adjustments to outside director compensation were made by 68.2% of organizations that responded to a recent survey by Watson Wyatt Data Services.
The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act (H.R. 7327), legislation to provide defined benefit (DB) plan funding relief and other technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), was signed into law by President Bush yesterday.
While the recent catastrophic events in the U.S. financial markets will most certainly dramatically affect CEO compensation reported in 2009, changes are already underway. The results of a new survey show that among other trends, CEO compensation is moving toward stock and away from cash and stock options.
Ninety percent of respondents to a recent survey said they would prefer cash to a Christmas party, extra holiday or shopping vouchers; only 3% of respondents said they would prefer a Christmas party.
A recent survey showed only 19% of employees (compared to 38% in 2007) are willing to pay higher health-care premiums to keep deductibles and co-pays lower and more predictable.
Among nearly 200 major corporations and corporate foundations, total giving was $10.97 billion in 2007, which is up slightly from $10.2 billion in 2006.
A new survey of more than 2,000 workers shows that despite the economy, a vast majority plan to take their planned holiday time off and some plan to take more time off than in years past.
The holiday season makes our waistbands tighter and our productivity dip, according to a new study that found 62% of companies reported workplace productivity takes a holiday during the holidays.
In an effort to understand employee leaves of absense and their effect on the bottom line, companies are shifting the administration of their leave of absence programs to internal, dedicated groups or to an outsourcing partner.
A new survey shows that most companies plan to continue providing employees with holiday bonuses this year, though the value may be slightly lower than in the past.
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $28.87 per hour worked in September 2008, according to information released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
WorldatWork has signed an open letter to Congress urging them to enact technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 before the end of the year in order to bring relief to businesses that offer pension plans.
An emerging, important element of human resources strategy in the next five years is phased retirement programs, say three-quarters of employers in a recent survey.
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