In the 2014 Employee Benefits Survey, respondents were asked about the most appreciated benefit offerings at their organization. Behind health care benefits, respondents stated that their employees most appreciated their retirement benefit offerings. These most commonly include defined benefit, and defined contribution […]
State governments face fiscal challenges that bleed into every aspect of operation. Cost expenditures for state employees’ pension and retirement plans require evaluation and strategy. The International Foundation research team studied retirement systems of three states to understand the impact of changes […]
Over the past year the International Foundation has conducted research surveys on a variety of trending health-related benefits topics including workplace wellness, the impact of ACA and domestic partner benefits. These trends have not reduced the importance of the benefit basics—health and dental […]
More than one-third of companies have increased outsourcing of benefits functions in the past two years according to the International Foundation’s Corporate Benefits Departments: Staffing and Operations: 2015 Survey Results. This finding, on the surface, may rattle your sense of job security. But […]