Atlantic Canada is a place of rugged beauty, where resources are abundant but nature doesn’t hand them over freely. Whether it’s the Lower Churchill Falls…
Keeping group benefits costs to a minimum is a challenge for all employers. But according to a survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit…
The past decade has seen dramatic growth in the number of institutional investors that have added infrastructure to their asset allocation strategies. Changes to pension…
Is flex for our company? Does it work better than the traditional one-size-fits-all approach? Many plan sponsors have mulled over these questions for the last…
After a few years of abysmal markets, the Top 40 money managers pulled off a solid return of 6.6% for 2010, following 2009’s terrific market…
Jardin de Ville, based in Mirabel, Que., is a leader in the design and marketing of high-end garden furniture. The company manufactures, retails and distributes…
Every day, according to Statistics Canada, 14.5 million people go to work at a small or medium-size place of employment. It is no wonder these…
As the new editorial lead for this publication, I want to thank you for being advocates of workplace health. It’s an important subject that doesn’t…
How does a company judge its own success? If Razor Suleman had his way, the first question any employer would ask is, How happy are…
Employees who have remained on the payroll after the most recent economic downturn may be feeling the stress of decreased resources and increased burdens. Some…
Aging demographics. The economic boom. The financial meltdown. The economic recovery. Spiralling healthcare costs. Government off-loading. All of the buzzwords of the last five years…
Although untracked absenteeism often strains benefits budgets, most employers don’t do much about it. But Leo LeBlanc, vice-president of HR and corporate affairs at Co-op…
Wellness and fitness have always been an integral component of the culture at sanofi pasteur, a company with roots in Canada dating back nearly 100…
In times of increased economic uncertainty, the number of tough financial choices facing the average person seems to rise exponentially. Clashing priorities battle it out:…
One employee touts the benefits of an ESOP, while an academic notes it depends on individual financial circumstances and plan design. Morgan Zirul, store manager,…
PepsiCo Canada may be known for quenching thirst and satisfying snack cravings, but the organization’s leadership recently identified another kind of demand: clearer, more personalized…