Canada Life partnering with Shoppers Drug Mart-led health-coaching program
Canada Life Assurance Co. is introducing a new health-coaching program, led by Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.’s Health Solutions team, to help Canadians prevent and manage…
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Canadian employees taking less time off amid pandemic uncertainty: report
Midway through the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, Humi, a human resources, benefits and payroll solutions company, noticed an interesting trend in data from…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021
- 09:00
Majority of Canadians support extending EI sickness benefit to at least 26 weeks: survey
A new survey by Ipsos for the Canadian Cancer Society showed 88 per cent of Canadians support extending the employment insurance sickness benefit to at…
- By: Staff
- February 25, 2021 February 26, 2021
- 09:00
SEB, EQ Care partnering on virtual employee assistance program
SEB Administrative Services Inc. and EQ Care are launching LifeJourney a virtual employee assistance program offering. The subsidiary of Smart Employee Benefits Inc. and the…
- By: Staff
- February 25, 2021 February 24, 2021
- 09:00
Unilever Canada making Maple’s virtual-care program for employees permanent
Following a pilot program, Unilever Canada Inc. is making its partnership with Maple to provide ongoing, on-demand virtual care to the employees of the consumer-goods…
- By: Staff
- February 24, 2021 February 26, 2021
- 09:00
Editorial: Don’t waste this mental-health crisis
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste. The epigram was first coined back in 2004, but it remains as relevant as it was 17…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 09:00
Head to head: Are employees being prescribed too much medication for mental-health issues?
With claims trends on the rise in workplace benefits plans, two medical professionals compare different treatment paths for mental-health care. Dr. Karen Cohen, chief executive…
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 08:59
Employers helping employees battle mental-health challenges
In 2020’s Workplace Benefits Awards, the finalists in the mental-health category have a key feature in common — their passion for promoting and supporting employee…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 08:58
Managing the employee mental-health tsunami
In early 2020, many employees had no idea a great wave was on its way. While reports of a novel coronavirus spread around the globe,…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- February 16, 2021 March 2, 2021
- 08:56
Pension plans are navigating the bumpy road to recovery
Promising vaccine and coronavirus treatment news, coupled with the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, has given markets a glimmer of certainty and optimism this…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- February 16, 2021 March 2, 2021
- 08:55
Pension regulators step up amid turmoil
For almost a year now, federal and provincial pension regulators have been busily trying to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic’s effects. Regulators have never been more…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- February 16, 2021 March 2, 2021
- 08:54
Lessons from the Desjardins Group pension plan on pivoting after economic turmoil
The Desjardins Group pension plan faced a reckoning following the 2008/09 financial crisis: its assets were down 40 per cent and it was watching other…
- By: Alison MacAlpine
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 08:54
Building blocks: Using data to develop holistic workplace mental-health training
When CGI Group Inc. launched its mental-health and wellness program six years ago, its primary focus was on education and reducing stigma. Since then, the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 08:53
Bulk pension-annuity purchases reign supreme in the U.K.
Defined benefit pension plans naturally carry a number of risks, from fluctuating interest rates and investments to the lifespan of their plan members. To mitigate…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- February 16, 2021 February 24, 2021
- 08:52
Back to basics on cryptocurrency
The term cryptocurrency may evoke a number of different images, from lightning-fast computers fuelling get-rich-quick schemes to shady rooms where hackers plot multi-million dollar digital…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- February 16, 2021 March 1, 2021
- 08:51
Q&A with Ryerson University’s Natalie Roach
Natalie Roach, Ryerson University’s mental-health co-ordinator, discusses employee well-being, the ‘new normal’ and figure skating. Q. What top challenges do you face in your role?…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- February 16, 2021 February 18, 2021
- 08:50