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Recession Changing Benefits Design, Usage

Employers and employees are making changes to the way health care plans are designed an...

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Theres an Upside to Hiring in a Downturn

The recession is forcing companies of all types to take a hard look at spending and inv...

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Require 401(k) Plans to Offer Fixed-Income Products, Key Congressman Says

The change would enable workers to opt for an annuity product that gives them a guarant...

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Tutoring Benefits Give Employees Peace of Mind

At a time when many companies are curtailing benefits, a few firms are offering tutorin...

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Training Is an Essential Ingredient

After a period of poor business performance, Ruby Tuesday moved swiftly to reverse the ...

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Chilling Effect

2009’s salary freeze will end the short-lived rise in real wages that marked late 2008....

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The Great Pay Freeze

Most companies will freeze or cut salaries in 2009 while quietly funneling money to a s...

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Beware Incredible Shrinking 401(k) Match, Consultant Warns

Nearly 200 corporations have already stopped matching workers’ contributions to their 4...