Quality of Life

• Happy Mother's Day ... or is it?

  Sunday is mom's special day, but 60% of working moms say they aren't getting special treatment in the office, a new Adecco survey finds.

• Employers are buzzing about our recent vacation survey. Here's what they had to say:

  Seven out of ten employers let their workers carry over vacation days, but only up to a certain number. Twenty percent have 'use it or lose it' policies, while 10% let days accrue limitlessly (lucky ducks!).

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• Featured Podcast: "Five Minutes with... " Rita Sororen of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

  Today's podcast stars Rita Sororen of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, who talks about workplace adoption benefits on ebn.podhoster.com. (Brought to you by MemberHealth, Experts in Retiree Group Health Care Plans and a Universal American Company)

• Hewitt: Employers not effectively managing workplace flexibility programs

  Lack of consistency, communication and measurement tools around workplace flexibility leads to under-valued programs, reports the HR consulting firm Hewitt Associates.

• Group life insurance toils to survive

  Group life insurance isn't down and out, but it has hit some bumps in the road in recent years, as employers have focused their concentration on rising health care costs.

• Employers honored for best adoption benefits

  Two years ago, Michelle Kaiser adopted two daughters, a journey that was bolstered by a contribution from her employer.

• Ten techniques for communicating about retirement plans

  Communicating with employees about their retirement benefits can be a challenge. Varying degrees of investment knowledge, scattered workforces, limited time and busy schedules all conspire to make getting the message across very difficult

• Getting out of the office: Are your employees using their vacation time?

  For the eighth consecutive year, Americans are found to use less vacation than their overseas counterparts. Expedia's recent "Vacation Deprivation" survey found that employed Americans will leave an average of three vacation days unused, a total of more than 460 million days in 2008.

• Getting out of the office: Are your employees using their vacation time?

  For the 8th consecutive year, Americans are found to use less vacation than their overseas counterparts. Expedia's recent "Vacation Deprivation" survey found that employed Americans will leave an average of three vacation days unused, a total of more than 460 million days in 2008.

• Flexibility with a twist

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• EBN Industry inBrief – 5/15/08

  Slow economy hits younger boomers hard

  Nearly 25% of middle-aged workers (ages 45-64) prematurely withdrew funds from their 401(k), individual retirement account or other investments due to the current economic downtown, according to a survey by AARP.

• Low-income and older workers make 401(k) investing mistakes

  New research shows that 401(k) participants with lower salaries have smaller plan balances, compared to those with higher salaries and those nearing retirement tend to do a poor job on managing their investments.

• EBN Industry inBrief – 5/08/08

  DOL online program helps employers with notice requirements The Department of Labor recently launched a Web-based program that helps employers determine which of the department's recordkeeping, reporting and notice requirements apply to them.

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• Georgia introduces HSA tax breaks

• Communicating the value of benefits helps offset anxiety of tough economic times

• EBN Industry inBrief – 5/15/08

• Going green is good business

• Dependant audits elicit growls from protective mama bear