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HR Professionals Wait as Health-Care Reform Takes Another Step
November 6, 2009
As HR and benefits professionals anxiously wait to see how health-care reform will affect their benefits plans and their employees, legislation has moved another step forward.
401(k) Asset Allocation Varies By Age
November 6, 2009
401(k) participants¿ asset allocation varied considerably with age, according to the latest updated of the Employee Benefits Research Institute/Investment Company Institute 401(k) database.
Temporary Legislation Introduced to Guarantee Five Paid Sick Days For Workers With a Contagious Illness
November 5, 2009
In an effort to take control of contagious illnesses, legislation was introduced this week that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers who are sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.

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Compensation

401(k) Asset Allocation Varies By Age
November 6, 2009
401(k) participants¿ asset allocation varied considerably with age, according to the latest updated of the Employee Benefits Research Institute/Investment Company Institute 401(k) database.
Employers Continue To Encourage Positive Saving and Investing Behaviors With 401(k) Plan Designs
November 5, 2009
Employers continue to design their 401(k) plans in a way that encourages positive saving and investing behaviors and helps employees meet their increasing retirement income needs, according to a new survey.
Large, Wealthy Corporations Targeted by IRS for Unpaid Taxes
November 3, 2009
U.S. tax authorities will start to audit 6,000 randomly selected companies to focus on employment tax issues ranging from executive compensation to fringe benefits, Internal Revenue Service officials said ...

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Benefits

HR Professionals Wait as Health-Care Reform Takes Another Step
November 6, 2009
As HR and benefits professionals anxiously wait to see how health-care reform will affect their benefits plans and their employees, legislation has moved another step forward.
401(k) Asset Allocation Varies By Age
November 6, 2009
401(k) participants¿ asset allocation varied considerably with age, according to the latest updated of the Employee Benefits Research Institute/Investment Company Institute 401(k) database.
Temporary Legislation Introduced to Guarantee Five Paid Sick Days For Workers With a Contagious Illness
November 5, 2009
In an effort to take control of contagious illnesses, legislation was introduced this week that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers who are sent home by their employers with a contagious illness.

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Work-Life

HR Professionals Wait as Health-Care Reform Takes Another Step
November 6, 2009
As HR and benefits professionals anxiously wait to see how health-care reform will affect their benefits plans and their employees, legislation has moved another step forward.
WorldatWork Advances Work-Life Effectiveness, Wins Two Clean Air Awards
November 6, 2009
With an organizational culture aligned with the community, WorldatWork was recently recognized for its Trip Reduction Program (TRP) by Valley Metro with a prestigious Clean Air Campaign award.
401(k) Asset Allocation Varies By Age
November 6, 2009
401(k) participants¿ asset allocation varied considerably with age, according to the latest updated of the Employee Benefits Research Institute/Investment Company Institute 401(k) database.

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Canada

Canada's Finance Minister Introduces Pension Reforms
October 29, 2009
Hoping to shore up some of the weaknesses in Canada¿s pension regime, the country¿s federal finance minister unveiled a set of reforms this week.
Canadian Banks Consider Voluntary Say on Pay Resolution
October 28, 2009
Canada's nine largest financial services companies have reached an agreement to give shareholders a vote next year on the same resolution approving the firms' compensation policies for top executives ...
European Employees Receive Most Generous Statutory Holiday Allowances
October 15, 2009
Employees in Europe receive the most generous statutory holiday allowances in the world according to new data ...

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Global

Thousands of Expats Required to Leave India After Government Revises Visa Rules
November 3, 2009
Thousands of foreign workers living in India are required to leave the country by Saturday as part of that country¿s government crackdown on tax-dodging expatriates and unskilled labor ...
U.K. Women Earn Half as Much as Men, Research Finds
November 2, 2009
Women in the United Kingdom earn up to 52% less than men, according to new research by the Fawcett Society and Unison that also found that while the average pay gap is 17.1% for the entire country, local figures vary significantly.
Canadian Banks Consider Voluntary Say on Pay Resolution
October 28, 2009
Canada's nine largest financial services companies have reached an agreement to give shareholders a vote next year on the same resolution approving the firms' compensation policies for top executives ...

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HR Profession

HR Professionals Wait as Health-Care Reform Takes Another Step
November 6, 2009
As HR and benefits professionals anxiously wait to see how health-care reform will affect their benefits plans and their employees, legislation has moved another step forward.
WorldatWork Advances Work-Life Effectiveness, Wins Two Clean Air Awards
November 6, 2009
With an organizational culture aligned with the community, WorldatWork was recently recognized for its Trip Reduction Program (TRP) by Valley Metro with a prestigious Clean Air Campaign award.
Small Business Owners Not Planning to Hire Soon, Survey Finds
November 6, 2009
In stark contrast to an earlier Newsline story that reported nearly half of small business owners are ready to start hiring again, a new survey of 830 small business owners found that 74% of respondents do not plan to increase employee headcount in the next 90 days.

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