ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Increases in medical costs are out-pacing inflation 81 percent of respondents to a global survey by Watson Wyatt Polls said.

TORONTO, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Stress is the major factor that prompts most employees to quit their jobs in Canada, a newly released report said.

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- British scientists seeking to discover how much must be won in a lottery to deliver long-term happiness say, predictably, small prizes don't do it. But Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics at the University of Warwick, and Jonathan Gardner, of the fina

WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- Two studies released Wednesday reported health care costs in the United States are rising rapidly for employed and retired persons.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The success of Health Savings Accounts still is a hot topic in Washington, a study analyzes hospital mergers, and other health industry news.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. chief executive officers and employees saw the value of their stock option awards decline by more than 40 percent between 2001 and 2003.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- More U.S. employers are revising their wage plans to pay based on performance, a survey by Washington-based consulting firm Watson Wyatt shows.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Experts say the chances of a looming labor shortage in the next decade or so are high, a report on aging said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The value of new stock option awards to large companies' chief executives fell nearly 60 percent from 2001 to 2003, a Washington consulting firm says.