1 in 4 Say Retirement Savings Participation Rate is Less than 50%
December 03, 2007—About one in four HR professionals report that less than half of their employees participate their employer's retirement savings plan, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
Cost Barriers Remain to Covering Families, Part-Timers
November 30, 2007—According to a recent survey, more than a fifth of small employers that provide coverage do not subsidize family coverage at all. And while a significant majority of large employers remain committed to offering employee coverage to their full-time employees and their families, providing health care for part-time employees has proven to be a greater challenge.
Nearly One in Five Employers Don't Pay Severance
November 29, 2007—Nearly one in five of U.S. companies do not provide severance pay for non-executive employees. This was among the findings of a new study of employer practices regarding severance pay.
IRS Raises Mileage Rate for 2008
November 28, 2007—The standard mileage reimbursement rate for employees who use their own cars for business purposes will rise from 48.5 cents per mile in 2007 to 50.5 cents per mile in 2008, the Internal Revenue Service announced.
Top 10 Compensation Stories in Last 90 Days
November 26, 2007—The following 10 articles are the most popular among Compensation.BLR.com readers in the last 90 days. The articles are available to both subscribers and non-subscribers.
HR Pros Not Sure Whether New I-9 Will Help or Hinder
November 26, 2007—Most human resource professionals are uncertain as to how the revised Form I-9 will impact their jobs, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll. However, of those who expressed certainty, most believed the revisions would make their job easier rather than harder.
U.S. Slips in "Global Gender Gap" Rankings
November 21, 2007—The United States ranked 31st out of 128 countries in this year's just-released Global Gender Gap Report conducted by the World Economic Forum, representing a drop from last year's report. Which countries fared the best?
Health Coverage Drops Among Small Employers
November 20, 2007—Health coverage prevalence among employers with fewer than 200 employees fell from 66 percent five years ago to 61 percent in 2007, according to a survey by Mercer. From 2006 to 2007 alone, the prevalence of health coverage among these employers dropped from 63 percent to 61 percent.
HR Pros Think Universal Health Care Is a Long Way Off
November 20, 2007—Despite recent talk in media circuits--and on the presidential campaign trail--about federal government-sponsored health care, it will be a quite a while before it ever becomes a reality. At least that's the thinking of human resource professionals, according to a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll.
Would Employees Trade Healthcare Coverage for Equivalent Income?
November 19, 2007—A recent survey asked employees if they would be willing to exchange their health benefits for an additional $7,500 in taxable income. Their collective answer was definitive.
