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Since 6 April 2006 (A day), the new pension tax regime has made it possible for employers to link two key employee benefits; share plans and pension plan. this can increase the perception by employees of their remuneration package and encourage them to boost their pension savings. [Europe - May 2008]
The factors affecting the retirement behavior of U.S. workers deserve renewed research attention and deeper understanding given recent developments such as the shift to defined contribution plans and corresponding decline in defined benefit pension plans, ongoing and proposed Social Security reforms, the recent volatility in the stock and housing markets, and exploding health care costs for retirees and workers. This paper investigates the impact of factors such as health insurance coverage, retirement plan types and public policies on the retirement timing of older workers. [US - May 2008]
In this paper we study the effect of pension provision on employee turnover in the UK. In Great Britain, there are three forms of pension coverage: the public social security system, occupational pension plans and personal pensions. We focus on the effect of occupational pension plans on job mobility by studying the different patterns formed by workers in Defined Contributions vs. workers in Defined Benefit pension schemes. Using two distinct empirical approaches we find that workers in DB pension schemes are less likely to move jobs than those in DC schemes. [Europe - March 2008]
The purpose of this report is to shed light on some of the problems that a multinational company might face while recruiting to set up and expand operations in these locations, or when developing a long-term development plan in the offshored country. [Europe - March 2008]
As more companies employ increasing
numbers of expatriates in their workforce, there is a
need to understand what it takes to engage them to
improve a company’s performance. [Europe - March 2008]
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