For a moment or two, I had not an idea what my employer was saying.

As her employer said, she is a person of very significant worth.

Employers say there is little they can do because of the costs.

If you believe everything your employer says, you're setting yourself up for a fall.

But a year from now the situation will probably be different, employers and health benefits experts say.

But the bottom line is our efforts to protect employers really say the same thing.

Several large employers said some of their people had similar complaints.

"I always thought you had a slightly military air," said his employer.

Employers say the shorter week will increase their costs by 2.8 percent.

Employers say they are not happy to be cutting back on benefits.