Benefits Canada is pleased to announce the list of finalists for the 2017 Workplace Benefits Awards. The finalists will find out who won at a luncheon on…
The irony of pensions and benefits is that employees tend to ignore them until they need them or until their employer changes them. And whether…
Benecaid Health Benefits Solutions Inc. is introducing a new online health benefits platform this month. The online app, Honeybee, allows employers to offer their health…
A consultant’s role was historically a passive one, says Martin Leclair, who recently left a role at Toronto-based consulting firm Proteus Performance Management. The consultant’s…
Following the implementation of a workplace wellness program, there are two groups of employees that require followup and support. My last column covered how to…
While employees want good benefits, finding ways to effectively convey information about the plan can be a challenge, particularly when today’s workforce is far from…
Employer appetite for investing in wellness appears to be waning, delegates heard at the Toronto launch of the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. Representatives from…
Both plan sponsors and plan members are expressing an interest in personalized medicine that offers a targeted approach to prescribing based on patients’ genetic makeup,…
As social media feeds flood with click bait and half-baked stories and reporting from respected American media institutions comes under fire as fake news by anyone…
A B.C. company has scored a partial victory in its battle against a ruling that ordered it to pay $90,000 in damages to an employee…
The top drivers for using benefits technology include reducing costs (36 per cent), better control or management of benefits data (35 per cent), improving benefits…
Canadian employers are generally familiar with dealing with employees with disabilities from the outset of a condition through to accommodation and helping them return to work…
When employees are young and often working remotely, and when the wellness budget is non-existent, human resources managers have to be creative to ensure employees…
You’ve implemented a workplace wellness program. You followed recommendations and engaged a professional to identify your employees’ areas of health risk and establish a foundational…
“I had no idea.” “How can that be?” “Just doesn’t make any sense.” “But even if it keeps you alive?” These are just some of…
Whether on the rink or in the boardroom, consistency is key to success. “Anyone can get lucky and have a good game,” says Ross Bernstein,…
When Campbell Co. of Canada opened its annual flexible benefits enrolment window in December 2016, it made a number of changes to streamline the process,…
Almost half (46 per cent) of employees report they or their colleagues have taken time off after an organizational change, according to new research by…
There was a lot to talk about in the health and benefits space in 2016, from the continuing climb of drug plan costs, questions around…
BASF Canada Inc. is enhancing its compassionate and bereavement policies for about 550 non-unionized employees across Canada. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the chemicals company will…
We’ve all heard over and over again that Canadians spend more than they earn, a trend that has been around for a couple of generations.…
Nearly 60 top influencers in the benefits, pension and investment industries gathered for a luncheon at the Arcadian Court in Toronto on Oct. 20 to…
Home Hardware Stores Ltd. hosted a series of health fairs in November for more than 2,000 employees in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Ontario to raise…
Nearly a third (29 per cent) of Canadians are distracted at work as a result of their personal financial situation, according to Sun Life Financial’s…
Despite employers struggling to retain millennials, only 10 per cent have done anything to integrate them with co-workers from other generations, according to a new…