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Salary Transparency’s Impact On the Future of Labor
With salary ranges being required in more areas, how can executives use these new laws to better their hiring practices?
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Adam Zaki
| February 3, 2023
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Risk & Compliance
Employers Wouldn’t Alter Health Benefits upon ACA Repeal
Not even a repeal of the unpopular employer mandate would spur most companies to change their health benefits strategies.
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David McCann
| May 23, 2017
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Retirement Plans
Pension Plan Funded Status Unchanged at 82%
Towers Watson says the lack of improvement at the end of 2015 reflects a rise in interest rates offset by weak stock markets.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 4, 2016
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M&A
Towers Watson, Willis Sweeten Merger Terms
To get Towers Watson shareholders to approve the deal, the companies raise the special cash dividend to $10 a share.
By
Matthew Heller
| November 20, 2015
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Human Capital & Careers
More Companies Opting for Private Health Exchanges
Mercer, perhaps a bellwether for growth in the private exchange space, will have 31% more active-employee exchange clients in 2016.
By
David McCann
| October 15, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
CEO Pay Ratio Opens Fair-Pay Debate to Everyone
With employees knowing a company's median pay level, those both below and above may have a lot of new questions.
By
Steve Seelig
| October 1, 2015
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Recruiting
Bonuses to Be Underfunded for 5th Straight Year
And three in 10 employers plan to give bonuses this year to employees who fail to meet performance expectations, says Towers Watson.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 18, 2015
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M&A
Towers Watson and Willis To Merge
The professional-services firm and insurance broker will join in an $18 billion deal creating a company with more than $7 billion in revenue.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| June 30, 2015
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Technology
Robust Spending on HR Systems to Continue
Investing in core technology is becoming the primary human resources service delivery priority, survey says.
By
Matthew Heller
| June 16, 2015
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Human Capital & Careers
Companies Raise the Bar for Golden Parachutes
Few firms remain that pay severance to executives only upon a change in control; a termination of employment is also now a standard requirement.
By
Matthew Heller
| June 10, 2015
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Risk & Compliance
Executives Forced to Own More Company Stock
Investors press companies to use stock-ownership guidelines to motivate CEO and CFO performance.
By
David McCann
| March 19, 2015
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Retirement Plans
Pension Plans Sink Despite High Investment Gains
Factors out of plan sponsors' control overwhelmed a strong 2014 for the markets, decimating funded status yet again.
By
David McCann
| January 6, 2015
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M&A
How to Buy a Company and Keep Its Top Talent
Retention agreements are no magic bullet, but they can improve the chances that an acquisition will achieve its objectives, Towers Watson finds.
By
David McCann
| October 10, 2014
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Retirement Plans
Are Companies Set to Shed Pension Liabilities En Masse?
Motorola's move to offload pension obligations by buying annuities from Prudential could signal a wave of such actions.
By
David McCann
| September 30, 2014
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Strategy
How Executive-Compensation Methods Relate to Shareholder Return
Regulators, proxy advisors and investors may be way off the mark in their views on executive compensation.
By
David McCann
| July 30, 2014
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Strategy
Global Benefits Spending Is a Mystery to Multinationals
Highly decentralized benefits programs hamstring big global companies from optimizing spending and risk management.
By
David McCann
| June 25, 2014
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