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Business News // 1 decade ago

Companies to link benefits to profits

U.S. companies that reinstate 401(k) retirement benefits as the economy improves may tie matching funds to company profits, a Watson Wyatt survey said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. pension plans enter an ice age

More U.S. companies have frozen their workers' pension plans this year than in all of 2008, a human resources research group said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Employers may pass on pension plan relief

A bill to support U.S. employee pension plans would find resistance among employers if it mandated benefit contributions, a trade association director said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Downturn erasing company benefits

U.S. employers indicate confidence in their ability to provide healthcare benefits in the future has dropped, the consulting firm Watson Wyatt said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. pension plans fell behind in 2008

U.S. pension plans fell behind by more than $200 billion in 2008 and by another $54 billion in February, studies show.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Raise, bonuses and benefits look to shrink

Surveys of U.S. businesses show that all manner of pay increases are expected to decrease in the next 12 months.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. companies trimming retirement help

The list of U.S. companies suspending contributions to employee retirement accounts will likely grow, a survey of companies revealed.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Fed help sought for Canadian pensions

Lobbying efforts have begun by cash-strapped major Canadian companies for federal relief from pension obligations, executives said.

Health News // 1 decade ago

Employee well-being based on pay rank

Employee well-being is dependent upon the rank of an individual's wage in a group, as opposed to the individual's absolute pay, British researchers say.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Healthcare costs squeezing the insured

Even the insured are being squeezed by escalating healthcare costs in the United States, data show.

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I think we're going to see a lot more of those reductions
Raise, bonuses and benefits look to shrink Nov 24, 2008

Healthcare is fast becoming the most desired employee benefit worldwide, even in countries that support state-sponsored programs
Healthcare costs see global increases Feb 07, 2008

Rising medical costs have rapidly become a global issue that reaches far beyond the United States and other developed countries
Healthcare costs see global increases Feb 07, 2008

The major challenge is for companies to develop new ways to motivate and reward executives and employees -- especially for the majority of employees who aren't eligible for restricted stock and other long-term incentive plans
Employees, CEOs stock option values drop Dec 14, 2004

Employers are trying to better link variable pay programs with organizational and individual performance
Companies to pay based on performance Nov 01, 2004

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: WW) is a global consulting firm. The firm's services include: managing the cost and effectiveness of employee benefit programs; developing attraction, retention and reward strategies; advising pension plan sponsors and other institutions on optimal investment strategies; providing strategic and financial advice to insurance and financial service companies; and delivering related technology, outsourcing and data services. Its principal operating subsidiary, Watson Wyatt & Company, is a human capital consulting firm with operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Its corporate offices are in Arlington, Virginia.

As of January, 2009, Watson Wyatt Worldwide has 7,700 employees in 106 offices located in 32 countries around the world.

Watson Wyatt Worldwide traces its roots back to the oldest actuarial firm in the world, formed in 1878. Watson Wyatt's first client is still a client 130 years later.

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