Employer-sponsored pensions are prominent in many other countries as well.
Employer-sponsored education programs can play a major role in disseminating specific information in order to increase the knowledge related to retirement planning.
Workers with employer-sponsored insurance also contribute; in 2007, the average percentage of premium paid by covered workers is 16% for single coverage and 28% for family coverage.
It is by far the largest manager of employer-sponsored 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plans, a defined contribution retirement plan for employees of 501(c) (3) educational, religious, and charitable organizations.
The limit does not apply to health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, or the employee's share of the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.
Defined contribution health plans are an alternative to traditional employer-sponsored group health insurance plans.
S.1639 would eliminate the employer-sponsored component of the immigration system and replace it with a point-based merit system.
The take-up rate, or percentage of eligible workers participating in employer-sponsored plans, has fallen somewhat, but not sharply.