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Benefits

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1989

Chart: Companies were asked how much vacation time they give their employees after 1, 5, and 10 years of service.  Read story

Benchmark: Sales + Happy Customers = Bonus

By Susan Greco |  Oct 1, 1995

Some statistics concerning the percentage of companies that link customer satisfaction to pay.  Read story

Study: Retiring Harder on Women

By Michael Gadd |  Jul 10, 2008

Lower income and a longer lifespan are forcing women to save more than men, a study finds.  Read story

Flextime Becomes More Prevalent

May 22, 2000

In an effort to bolster retention, nearly 75% of companies now offer some form of flexible work schedule. That's up from 66% in 1994, according to ...  Read story

Compensation: Great Expectations

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 1990

Chart: CEOs praises and protests about sales compensation systems.  Read story

Who's Getting `Results-Sharing' Awards?

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 1991

Chart depicting who shares in a company's annual performance.  Read story

Raises Smaller than Expected

By Michael Gadd |  Oct 23, 2008

Hit hard by the sluggish economy, employers are cutting back on pay hikes and bonuses, a survey finds.  Read story

Help Wanted

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1989

How small companies can lower their health-care costs.  Read story

Variable Pay

Related Terms: Employee Benefits ; Read story

Benefits Smorgasbord Attracts Workers

Dec 1, 1981

Traditional benefits plans, which emphasize medical care and life insurance, no longer have what it takes as far as today's workers are concerned, conclud...  Read story

Benchmark: Managing Paid Time Off

By Donna Fenn |  Feb 1, 1995

Two graphs displaying information about companies that are using paid-time-off banks.  Read story

Bonus Incentive More Common In Small Firms

Aug 1, 1981

Incentive plans for salaried workers at small and mid-sized firms have become more sophisticated, a study conducted by the Illinois-based consulting firm ...  Read story

HMO Rate Increases Expected to Slow in 2005

By Matt Quinn

June 7, 2004 -- The bad news is early projections of 2005 health maintenance organization rate increases show double-digit gains. The good...  Read story

Limbering Up On Flexible Benefits

By William Dreher |  Jul 1, 1984

Your article on flexible benefits ("Beyond the Fringes," March) was, unfortunately, misleading and harmful to the reputations of Peat Marwick and other hu...  Read story

Health Care for Unmarried Partners

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1993

How one company extended health benefits to include employees' unmarried partners.  Read story

The (Handbook) Handbook

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Nov 1, 1993

A guide to writing the perfect manual for employees you care about.  Read story

Incentive Plans;

By Ellen Kolton |  Apr 1, 1985

A lot of people say money doesn't motivate, but I found myself grabbing for the phone as soon as it rang," says Catherine Hessinger, a travel agent who be...  Read story

Coalitions Aim to Cut Health Costs, Improve Quality

Jan 15, 2000

Companies are joining coalitions and purchasing groups not just to cut health care costs but to improve quality fortheir employees. Executives of c...  Read story

New Studies Show That HSAs Still Have a Long Way to Go

By Darren Dahl

Jan. 12, 2005 --When it comes to finding ways to offer their workers health insurance, most employers seems to like the idea of health sav...  Read story

New Overtime Rules Take Effect In Two Weeks

By Matt Quinn

August 12, 2004 -- Businesses with revenues exceeding $500,000 will face new standards when determining who must be paid overtime startin...  Read story

Paying for Performance

By Karen Kroll |  Nov 1, 2004

Bonuses are back. Be sure to get the most for your money.  Read story

Child Care

Related Terms: Career and Family ; Read story

Health Promotion Programs

A health promotion program—sometimes known as a wellness program—is a type of employee benefit that encompasses the various efforts companies make to ...  Read story

Gay Marriage Bad News for Small Business?

By Alexandra Johnson |  Jun 2, 2009

RNC Chairman Michael Steele says the legalization of gay marriage would hurt small business, but some advocacy groups aren't so sure.  Read story

Pay For Profits

By Bruce G. Posner |  Sep 1, 1986

How the most competitive companies around are "incentivizing" their compensation systems.  Read story

The New-Economy Almanac

By Elyse M. Friedman |  May 15, 1997

A statistical and informational snapshot of today's businesses and how they are operating in the new economy.  Read story

How To Value Your Employee

By Ellen Wojahn |  Aug 1, 1983

Developing a formal compensation plan won't necessarily solve your personnel problems, but it will put your company on the right track.  Read story

The Take At The Top

By Ellen Wojahn |  Sep 1, 1984

How growing companies manage the care and feeding of their key executives  Read story

401(k) Plans: Approach With Caution

By Donna Sammons |  Sep 1, 1983

401(k) plans allow employees to put away a portion of their earnings for retirement and avoid taxation until the money is withdrawn. But the problems associa...  Read story

Beyond The Fringes

By Ellen Wojahn |  Mar 1, 1984

How smaller companies are profiting from flexible-benefits plans.  Read story

You Get What You Pay For

By Bruce G. Posner |  Sep 1, 1988

Considerations to heed if you are thinking of incentive compensation.  Read story

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