A random sample of 559 secondary small school principals in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas revealed that 73 percent of the principals were actively seeking new positions or were leaving school administration. The findings have implications for selection procedures, salary/fringe benefit packages, principal autonomy, evaluation…

Describes a program that was used to explain a reduction in health care benefits to employees of a business firm. (FL)

Employee recreation programs have been shown to reduce absenteeism, increase performance and productivity, reduce stress levels, and increase job satisfaction. Studies that present positive results of employee recreation are discussed. (DF)

This article serves as an introduction to a symposium on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and its labor law considerations. Commentary is offered on reporting and disclosure, fiduciary responsibilities, vesting, funding, and miscellaneous provisions. (LBH)

Consideration of errors and omissions insurance under ERISA demands a brief review of pre-ERISA trustee liability insurance law in this symposium report for historical and practical perspective. Specific problems are discussed, and it is concluded that the purchase of insurance should not lull a fiduciary into a false sense of security.…

This booklet provides an overview of the principal concepts of pension portability. Pension portability has become an area of increasing interest since a lack of portability discourages veteran teachers from seeking teaching opportunities in other districts or states. This obstacle can force teachers to abandon the profession, thus contributing to…

This report describes changes in executive compensation in California public colleges and universities between 2002-03 and 2003-04. It also provides information comparing compensation at the two universities with comparable institutions over the last 11 years. .

Examined the attitudes of college students (N=379) about to graduate and enter the job market toward nonmonetary compensation. Results indicated significant male/female differences that reflect society's role expectations. Entry-level professionals with graduate degress had different preferences than those with bachelor's degrees. (RC)

Surveyed members of the Southern College Personnel Association (N=354) to determine characteristics of compensation (salary, sources, contract periods, and fringe benefits). Presents descriptive data as to salaries, respondent characteristics, primary functional responsibilities, and states of student affairs professionals. (RC)

Reveals that principal salaries are keeping pace with those of teachers and other school administrators but not with the cost of living. A table allows comparison of principal salaries in any district with those in similar districts. A profile of principals' fringe benefits is presented. (Author/JM)

Emerson College's board rewarded its president for outstanding performance with a cash bonus of 36 percent of salary. The cash bonus idea is offered as one novel compensation plan for college presidents, but it is suggested that trustees can act as opinion leaders for implementing other creative compensation plans. (MLW)

In 1980, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association surveyed the post-1978 Age Discrimination in Employment Act amendment status of TIAA-CREF retirement and insurance plans in colleges and universities. The results of the survey are reported. (MLW)

Increasing numbers of mothers of young children are entering the labor force, resulting in the emergence of new family lifestyles in the United States and five European countries. Expanded child-care services, cash benefits, and extended leave are helping adults manage both work and family life. (Author/SK)

Examining and comparing the features of paid educational leave in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden, the authors conclude that it remains a marginal institution. But as a means of achieving social justice and industrial change, it deserves an adequate financing system and institutional base. (Author/SK)

The data results and the findings on retrenchment for all of the four major Carnegie Classifications of institutions combined are summarized. Data on current retrenchment policies and practices were reported from 40 percent of the institutions participating in a College and University Personnel Association study. (MLW)