Health Plan Cost In-creases of Nearly 4% Projected For 2020
Health benefit costs are expected to grow by almost 4% in 2020, according to the early results from a survey of employer-sponsored health plans released by human resources consultancy Mercer on September 19. Based on responses from 1,511 U.S, employers, the survey...
Retirement Savers Value Lifetime Income Guarantees
As many Americans lack confidence that they will enjoy a financially secure retirement, significant shares say that having a guaranteed lifetime income is one of their top retirement planning goals, the results of a recent survey conducted by financial services...
Representation of Women on Boards Shows Signs of Expanding
The percentage of women board members on the corporate boards of companies in the Russell 3000 index exceeded 20% in the second quarter of 2019, marking the first time women have held more than one-fifth of Russell 3000 seats, according to the findings of a quarterly...
New Systems Approach Is Needed To Promote Workforce Development
New Systems Approach Is Needed To Promote Workforce Development While some U.S. workers are finding that their knowledge and skills are no longer up-to-date or in demand on the labor market, many employers are struggling to recruit workers who have the skills and...
Big Data Analysis Is Helping Companies Make Better Decisions
Although companies now have access to increasing amounts of "big data" that could help them improve the speed and quality of their decision-making processes, culture is preventing many companies from optimizing opportunities to derive insights from these data, the...
Annual Wage Growth Continues To Accelerate In a Tight Job Market
In the second quarter of 2019, wages for U.S. workers were 4.0% higher than at the same point in 2018, with the average wage level increasing $1.09 over the year to reach $28.54 an hour, according to the findings of a quarterly analysis of workforce trends performed...