Gender Gap Shrinking For Employment-Based Pension Income
February 06, 2008—While gender still has a significant impact on the likelihood of an individual receiving a retirement annuity and/or employment-based pension income in retirement, the gender gap is closing according to a new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Slower Growth for IT Salaries, But Several Bright Spots
February 05, 2008—A survey of information technology (IT) professionals found that the average IT salary increased 1.7 percent in 2007, down from 5.2 percent in 2006. The survey also examined what factors impacted average salary increases for these workers.
Poll: Does Association Membership Pay Off?
February 04, 2008—Does being a member of a professional association benefit one's career? Results of a recent Compensation.BLR.com poll don't conclusively support that it does.
Will Turnover Increase in 2008?
January 31, 2008—A new survey indicates that fewer employees are content to remain with their current employer in 2008 than they were 2 years ago.
Bush Signs Legislation Expanding FMLA
January 29, 2008—On January 28, President George W. Bush signed legislation that includes provisions that will amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to allow eligible employees to use leave in certain circumstances when their spouse, child, or parent is called for active duty in the military.
Top 10 Compensation Stories in Last 90 Days
January 29, 2008—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.
Survey: More Employers to Offer Signing Bonuses to New Grads
January 28, 2008—Nearly 54 percent of employers plan on offering signing bonuses to new college graduates whom they want to hire this year, up from 47 percent in 2007, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
Number of Uninsured Employees Drops at Wal-Mart
January 28, 2008—Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., reported recently that the percentage of its employees who say they have no healthcare coverage declined from 9.6 percent to 7.3 percent in the last year.
Grants Announced for Comp and Rewards Research
January 28, 2008—In search of new ways to reward and incentivize employees? You might want to track the progress of research projects currently being funded by WorldatWork. Better yet, if you meet certain qualifications, you can submit a research project idea to WorldatWork in hopes of receiving your own grant in 2008.
