Voluntary Benefits

62 percent of employers pay for long-distance calls when employees call home during business travel. 37 percent of employers offer a compressed work week. 24 percent of employers offer extra benefits such as postal services, legal ass

Had our own annual voluntary enrollment here at the office late last week. And while I'm not necessarily a big fan of this particular carrier (not that anyone asked me), this enroller (who I'm sure was a broker in disguise, but

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69 percent of employees are planning to use vacation time over the summer. 20 percent of employees had vacation requests denied because a coworker had requested the same time. 15 percent of employees plan on using a sick day to get aw

DENVER -- Sometimes it does seem as if common sense really isn't common at all. Guess it's no big mystery why Thomas Paine bombed in D.C. way back in the day. Today's example? Group legal plans. As Congress kicks off its annual tax break

74 percent of most-admired companies claim their employees understand their rewards consist of tangible and intangible components, compared with 61 percent of peer companies. 79 percent of most-admired companies regularly provide total rew

So we've finally come around to talking about a recession. I mean, if Alan Greenspan says it, it must be true, right? The housing slump continues to rattle the entire foundation of the economy, while consumer confidence falls faster than the

We've been saying it for years. Well, some of us have, anyway. Employers are turning to their workplace more and more often for financial advice, in all its shapes and sizes. Now it looks like we finally have some hard numbers to back us