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Fully
Engaged: Energize Your Workforce for Success
 What
would be the impact if a bank only opened 30 percent of its
branches each day? Yet that's what is happening in scores of
American companies today — operating at just 30 percent
efficiency because of rampant underperformance. According to
several studies, only about half of America's workers do
what's expected of them. The answer to the malaise? Finding
ways to meet the human need in everyone to contribute
something of value and to be heard, appreciated and treated
well. Saks Fifth Avenue is a case in point for the bottom-line
difference fully engaged employees can make.
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Legally
Required Communications—Can
They Be Simpler And Still
Protect?
Clearly communicate the details of
your benefit plan and your employees
may do far more than thank you. They
may not sue you.
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Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Increases 2004 Figure
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation has increased the
monthly award to participants in
underfunded, single-employer pension
plans.
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Coordination
of Leave Benefits
Think you know how to coordinate
Family and Medical Leave Act
responsibilities with the Americans
with Disabilities Act and workers'
compensation? Take the quiz.
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In
the Mood
Ever
noticed the effect of different
colors on your mood? From the
relaxing hue of blue to heart-racing
reds, color can make a big
difference in your work environment.
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New
Social Security Tool Now Online
The
Social Security Administration has
put its Death Master File online —
giving plan administrators a new
tool for fighting fraud and error.
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Pension
Benefit Relief
President
Bush recently approved pension
relief. What did the Senate's
pension funding relief bill
accomplish and what does it mean for
businesses?
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An online publication of The
Benefit Advocates, 1082 West Fourth St., Winston-Salem,
N.C., 27101, 1-800-344-5677.
Linda Carter, Editor, May 2004
Contact us at info@benefitadvocates.net
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