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2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: The role of mental-health care, support in DEI strategies

As employers increasingly embrace diversity, equity and inclusion strategies, strong mental-health support can be a key pillar in those efforts, said Joby McKenzie, managing director…

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: How can plan sponsors support employees with menopause?

Since menopause often hits women at the peak of their careers and can have an impact on their workplace productivity, employers must re-evaluate their benefits…

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Why Hydro Ottawa’s wellness program isn’t one size fits all

Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. is tailoring its benefits and wellness programs to its unique demographics to more effectively support employee well-being, said Donna Burnett Vachon,…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 20, 2023 November 15, 2023
  • 07:55

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Supporting employees’ financial well-being amid rising inflation, interest rates

As Canadians face the dual effects of the rapidly rising cost of living and interest rates, the resulting financial stress has major implications for plan…

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: How can employers provide targeted chronic illness support?

As the proportion of Canadians living with one or more chronic disease continues to rise, plan sponsors have the opportunity to provide specific solutions to…

2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Panel: Taking a proactive approach to absence and disability management

Long before the coronavirus pandemic upended the workplace and impacted absence and disability management, employers have been rethinking these programs by taking a proactive approach.…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 20, 2023 November 30, 2023
  • 07:53
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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on how the Royal Bank of Canada is marking Financial Literacy Month was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are…

  • By: Staff
  • November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
  • 09:00

Editorial: Workplaces continuing to evolve to support employee, employer struggles

There’s a lot going on in the world right now. Across the globe, geopolitical tensions are more elevated than they’ve been in decades, while the…

Hydro Ottawa providing financial resources on rising cost of living, retirement

Hydro Ottawa Ltd. is marking Financial Literacy Month by promoting tools and resources for employees grappling with the rising cost of living, says Donna Burnett…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 17, 2023 November 16, 2023
  • 09:00

How Hootsuite is encouraging employees to reconnect with new return-to-office program

In order to support in-person collaboration while maintaining flexibility, Hootsuite Inc. is encouraging employees to reconnect with their co-workers through its new Perch Days program.…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 17, 2023 November 20, 2023
  • 08:57

How are pandemic reverberations affecting disability management programs, workplace accommodations?

About a year before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Algonquin College updated its disability management program. The timing set the Ottawa-based college up for…

What can Canada learn from the U.K.’s four-day workweek pilot?

While Portugal is the latest country to jump on the four-day workweek bandwagon, with 39 private sector businesses participating in a five-month program ending this…

Survey finds 47% of Canadian employees say employer’s foreign work policy influences job selection

Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say a company’s policy on working remotely in a foreign country influences their choice of employer, according…

  • By: Staff
  • November 16, 2023 November 15, 2023
  • 09:00

Third of DC plan sponsors don’t expect employees to use financial wellness programs: survey

About a third (32 per cent) of defined contribution pension plan sponsors that currently don’t use a financial wellness program say it’s because they don’t expect…

  • By: Staff
  • November 16, 2023 November 15, 2023
  • 09:00

Novartis encouraging employees to return to workplace with social event, new office design

Novartis Canada is enticing employees to spend more time working onsite with the opening of its new Montreal office space. The health-care company brought its…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 15, 2023 November 14, 2023
  • 09:00

Survey finds unlimited vacation a top driver of employee belonging, engagement

Employees who have unlimited vacation are 43 per cent more likely to feel a sense of belonging at work, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • November 15, 2023 November 14, 2023
  • 09:00

How group life insurance can support employee financial, mental wellness

A group life insurance policy can support employee financial and mental wellness as they pay off debt, mortgages and other liabilities, says Kevin Dorse, assistant…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 14, 2023 November 13, 2023
  • 09:00

57% of U.S. women say they don’t make enough to save for retirement: survey

More than half (57 per cent) of U.S. women say they don’t earn enough to save for retirement and 26 per cent say they agree…

  • By: Staff
  • November 10, 2023 November 10, 2023
  • 09:00
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RBC educating employees, reducing stigma around money matters through financial wellness hub

During Financial Literacy Month, the Royal Bank of Canada is supporting employees’ financial wellness through a new website that provides financial education and support. The…

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Expert panel: How employers can align their benefits plan and DEI strategy

The documentation of formal diversity, equity and inclusion policies and approaches is one of the most significant changes to the Canadian workplace over the last…

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Just 31% of U.S. workers say their employer has asked for input on hybrid, remote working: survey

Just a third (31 per cent) of U.S. employees say their employers has asked for their input on remote and hybrid working arrangements, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 6, 2023 November 6, 2023
  • 15:00

BMO providing paid leave top-up to military reservists on deployment, training

The Bank of Montreal is extending paid leave benefits to employees who are reservists with the Canadian Armed Forces. These employees will receive up to…

TD Synnex modernizing benefits plan, supporting plan members’ mental health

TD Synnex Canada is modernizing its employee benefits plan by getting the best value for money while still protecting employees from a mental-health and well-being…

  • By: Staff
  • November 6, 2023 November 9, 2023
  • 09:00

Survey finds only a third of Canadians are factoring chronic conditions into retirement plans

Among baby boomers with a chronic physical or mental-health condition that requires medication or treatment (49 per cent), a third (32 per cent) have changed…

  • By: Staff
  • November 3, 2023 November 2, 2023
  • 15:00

Fidelity Canada wins award for focusing on flexibility amid return-to-office rollout

Fidelity Canada’s flexible return-to-office rollout landed the company a win in the Future of work strategy category at Benefits Canada’s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 20.…