Karen Seward and her team at Shepell•fgi are helping employers to tackle wellness ‘like a business problem’. Mounting drug and healthcare costs, rising long-term disability…
Thanks to an asthma self-management program, employees at Moosehead Breweries are breathing a little easier. A sudden and significant increase in drug claims might be…
Inspiring employees at Campbell Canada to get serious about their health is duck soup for Fanny Karolev. Late last year, the cafeteria staff at Campbell…
Employers can help sick and injured employees navigate the healthcare system to make their journey — and recovery — as short and stress-free as possible…
Getting the wellness message out to McMaster University employees is what Wanda McKenna does best. Even a small amount of funding for employee health promotion…
One employer’s approach to getting employees to take better care of their heart health As more employers realize the link between employee health and business…
Wellness not a ‘corporate value’ While 88% of Ontario employers offer at least one employee health promotion program, such as smoking cessation, only 6%…
British Columbians are outliving their Cascadian neighbours by an average of two years. The province’s health promotion minister, Gordon Hogg, explains why. British columbia is…
With more and more Canadian employees relying on defined contribution pensions for their retirement income, it may be time for plan sponsors to step in…
When it comes to pension plans in mergers and acquisitions, the handshake is often just the first step to a long, complicated process. What are…
Whether opening global markets to pension funds or communicating with indifferent plan members, thousands of individuals go above and beyond to demonstrate leadership and…
The Canadian Cancer Society estimated almost 160,000 new cases of cancer for 2007. And 30% of these cases and 18% of deaths will occur in…
The implosion of the subprime mortgage market in the United States and the subsequent drop in global equity markets last month left many pension…
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…