Employee Participation

Employers advertised fewer jobs in August than the previous month, a sign some may have pulled back on hiring plans in the face of wild stock market swings and renewed recession fears.

A recent survey by the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America found that 51 percent of non-retirees question whether their 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans are adequate ways to save for retirement. Twenty-seven percent of respondents said they believe the safest place for their money, after paying their expenses,...

The gap between wages at the top and bottom ends of the income scale in Virginia has reached a 30-year high, according to a new study released Tuesday.

The market crash of 2008 prompted many individuals to learn more about and take better control of their retirement assets. Because of this trend, many companies offer online tools to help plan participants plug in numbers and see just how well they have planned for retirement.

Although nearly 60 percent of employees say they feel passionate about their current positions, most are not working their dream jobs, according to a Kenexa and Salary.com survey.

Sticking to his deadline, NBA Commissioner David Stern erased the first two weeks of the season after negotiations failed to produce a new labor deal and warned that more games were in jeopardy of being cut.

President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, appears likely to die at the hands of Republicans opposed to stimulus spending and a tax surcharge on millionaires.

Help wanted. Whiners need not apply. Hirings not what it used to be. And, honestly, given what I read about the economy every day, Im more than a little surprised we cant get more resumes in our own office.