HRadio – Aug. 26, 2008
This week’s lineup:
- Onsite health clinics make a comeback (Bruce Hochstadt) – Begins at 3:25
- Cultural integration process drives M&A success (Elisa Hukins) – Begins at 9:14
- Customized retirement planning (Ellen Lodwick) – Begins at 15:07
Total time: 17:15
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Media report could spur legislation to stop transfers from SERPs to qualified pension plans (Select News, 20 Aug 2008)
On-site health clinics require an ounce of legal prevention (H&B Update, 20 Aug 2008)
Background GRIST: DOL proposes new rules for providing investment advice to 401(k) participants (21 Aug 2008)
Background GRIST: Cash balance plan sponsor prevails on backloading and age bias claims in Ninth Circuit (21 Aug 2008)
Onsite health clinics make a comeback
A common workplace element lost to corporate downsizing, onsite clinics have experienced a dramatic resurgence in recent years. Mercer’s Bruce Hochstadt reviews advantages these clinics offer both employers and employees and discusses key characteristics of workplaces most likely to benefit from an onsite clinic.
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On-site health clinics require an ounce of prevention (H&B Update, 20 Aug 2008)
Background GRIST: A practical guide to employer on-site health clinics (6 May 2008) (US Premium)
Background GRIST: A legal guide to employer on-site health clinics (6 May 2008)
(US Premium)Cultural integration process drives M&A success
Organizational culture can be either a value creator or a value detractor in mergers and acquisitions. Elisa Hukins explains how Mercer’s cultural integration process helps deal makers achieve desired synergies and business outcomes.
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Paving the way for cultural integration success: Accelerating deal value (Mercer web briefing, 27 Sep 2007)
Customized retirement planning
In the aftermath of gloom and doom predictions about retirement savings shortfalls, a new Aon survey is a breath of fresh air. Ellen Lodwick reports on the 2008 Replacement Ratio Study, which helps workers determine what they should be saving now and in the future based on age, current salary, savings habits and other factors.
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Aon Consulting's Replacement Ratio Study Shows the Impact on Workers Who are not Saving Enough for Retirement (Aon Consulting, 11 Aug 2008)
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