Buck Consultants

Buck’s Canadian Health Care Survey Finds Drug Cost Increases Stubbornly High

By HR Vendor News | June 22, 2010

TORONTO: June 21, 2010 – Insurers are expecting overall health care costs for Canadian employer plans to rise 15 percent in 2010 – the highest growth rate in five years – according to a survey released today by Buck Consultants. This overall health care cost includes prescription drugs, medical plans, hospital coverage, and dental care.…

Fifty-three percent of U.S. Employers Deploy Green Programs in the Workplace

By HR Vendor News | April 27, 2010

Buck Consultants’ second annual “Greening of the American Workplace” survey showed 53 percent of employers have green programs in place, an increase from 43 percent last year. NEW YORK: April 21, 2010 – Going “green” in the workplace can lead to more green in the bank according to a new survey released today from Buck…

Employers Planning to Maintain Retirement Changes Made During Economic Downturn: Buck Consultants Survey

By HR Vendor News | April 13, 2010

NEW YORK: April 12, 2010 – A majority of employers that made changes to their retirement plans in response to the economic downturn expect to keep those changes in place throughout 2010. This is among the findings in a survey released today by Buck Consultants. The survey, “Retirement Plan Changes in a Period of Economic…

Bonus Plans for 2010 Remain Strong While Salary Levels Gradually Rebound: Buck Consultants Survey

By HR Vendor News | March 11, 2010

NEW YORK: March 10, 2010 — The majority of employers report their bonus payments in 2010 will be similar to what they paid last year, according to a Buck Consultants survey released today. Buck’s survey, “Recovery, Restoration and Retention: 2010 Compensation Trends,” found that 58 percent of organizations expect to award bonuses that are within…

Antoinette Petrucci Re-joins Buck Consultants’ National Compensation Practice

By HR Vendor News | February 16, 2010

NEW YORK, February 16, 2010 — Antoinette Petrucci, a 30-year veteran of human resource consulting, has re-joined the Pittsburgh office of Buck Consultants as a principal in its national Compensation practice. Petrucci most recently worked for Mercer Human Resource Consulting where she was a senior compensation consultant and principal in its Human Capital practice. Having…

Manoj Sharma Joins Buck Consultants as Chief Operating Officer

By HR Vendor News | February 9, 2010

NEW YORK: Feb. 3, 2010 — Manoj Sharma has joined Buck Consultants as Principal and Chief Operating Officer. Sharma will be responsible for all aspects of Buck’s internal operations related to cost management, efficiency, and optimization. With a strong consulting and engineering background, and extensive senior operations experience, Sharma has expertise in employee benefits and…

Health Care Costs Increase at Double Digit Rates: Buck Consultants Survey

By HR Vendor News | February 9, 2010

NEW YORK: Jan. 28, 2010 – Costs for the most popular types of health care coverage are projected to increase at double-digit rates for 2010, according to a national survey of insurers and administrators by Buck Consultants, an ACS company. In its 21st National Health Care Trend survey, Buck Consultants measured the projected average annual…