Standard & Poor's 1,500 Pension Plans' Funded ...       October 9, 2009
News: The drop during a positive equity market was attributed to the declining yield on 'high quality' corporate bonds that caused an increase in the value of pension plan liabilities.
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Bonus Boost--Wall Street Pay Gets Back on Track       August 17, 2009
News: A typical bonus in the financial services industry should be up at least 25 percent from last year.
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Michelin Offering Early Retirement in France       June 18, 2009
News: The aim of the early-retirement plan is to create vacant positions that can be filled by some of the 500 new hires Michelin expects to make each of the next three years. The company also expects the initiative to rebalance the age profile ...
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GM's Downsizing Strategy Moving With Great ...       May 4, 2009
News: May 1 marked a soft deadline for accomplishing the first round of layoffs. It also marked the beginning of a pay cut--3 to 10 percent, depending on a person's rank--for many of the remaining 26,250 salaried workers in the US
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Weaker Staffing Firms Failing as Unions Are ...       March 19, 2009
News: The United States, with a lower temporary penetration rate than other countries, has room to grow in the future, notes one panelist at a forum.
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Accountants Grim on Job Prospects, but Most Think ...       January 26, 2009
News: The financial crisis is not just sapping banks' balance sheets. It is also undermining finance workers' confidence.
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Obama Labor Appointee Vows to Bolster Unions, ...       December 19, 2008
News: The president-elect calls Rep. Hilda Solis 'a champion of our middle class' and 'an advocate for everyday people.'
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Motorola Puts DB Plans, 401(k) Match on Hold       December 17, 2008
News: The actions came as the result of 'the sustained downturn in the global economy,' co-CEOs say.
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Key Barrier to Mental Parity Bill Removed       May 23, 2008
News: A provision in the bill the House passed last year requiring group health plans to cover all mental health care services listed in the American Psychiatric Association's most recent diagnostic treatment manual was dropped.
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