It has been more than a year since Jonathan Zaid won the right to have his medical marijuana prescription covered under his group benefits plan,…
With studies showing low levels of employee engagement, it’s striking that so few people are really engaged and intrinsically motivated to perform the jobs they…
Goodbye bow ties and hello blue jeans. A few weeks after Starbucks announced it was loosening its dress code to include patterns, tattoos and piercings,…
Canadian technology startup League has hired industry veteran Lori Casselman as its chief health officer. The Sun Life Financial Inc. executive will fill a new…
A new study from Aon Hewitt and the American Benefits Institute reported that 70 per cent of organizations have some form of corporate guidelines and…
With summer in full swing, many employees are using some vacation time to take advantage of the nice weather and get a break from the…
Having come from the stuffier corporate world, travel consultant Mark Novak’s move to the more casual atmosphere of travel agency Flight Centre was rocky. “The…
About 70 administrative employees at the B.C. Nurses’ Union went on strike Friday after their employer locked them out for an hour. While there are disagreements about…
Nearly half (44 per cent) of working Canadians between 20 and 64 years old have worked for an employer that supports their volunteering in some…
Sun Life Financial has appointed Brigitte Parent as senior vice-president of group benefits. Parent joined the organization in 1995 and has extensive experience on the Canadian and…
An independent arbitrator has granted the union representing about 23,000 general support services workers at Alberta Health Services a three-year contract that includes a boost…
Office snacks, casual Fridays, birthdays off — and pet insurance? Employers seeking to get a competitive edge with prospective employees have lots of options when…
The U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation are seeking public comments on proposed revisions to modernize and…
As young Canadians fan out across workplaces this summer to get experience as interns, employers would do well to take stock of the myriad of employment…
More than half (51 per cent) of U.S. employees feel the expanding job market gives them more negotiating power – around higher salaries and better benefits…
Employee health services provider First Health Care is to acquire employee assistance program provider HumanaCare. The acquisition enhances First Health Care’s EAP offering by combining…
Library workers in Mississauga, Ont. went on strike at midnight after pay and benefits negotiations with the city fell through over the weekend. The motion…
As most Canadian employees prepare to celebrate Canada’s birthday with a long weekend, some employees are still on the clock on July 1, so employers…
Engagement levels among Canadian employees stagnated at 69 per cent between 2014 and 2015, according to Aon Hewitt’s global employee engagement report, while the U.S.…
Ontario is moving ahead with the design and implementation of a basic income pilot, as announced in its 2016 budget. Basic income, or guaranteed annual…
With the June 30 deadline for the 2016 Workplace Benefits Awards quickly approaching, Benefits Canada is inviting those who think an employer’s pension, benefits, communications or wellness strategies are worthy of…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has announced a series of new appointments. Alain Carrier has been appointed senior managing director, head of international. With…
Apple, Facebook and Salesforce are the best global companies at attracting and retaining talent, according to data from LinkedIn. Its inaugural ranking of the “top…
During the 2015 federal election campaign, the NDP pushed hard for a federal minimum wage of $15 an hour. The proposal drew understandable criticism in…
Workplace bullying was a problem Robert Laing thought he was ready for. In his 35 years of working in management, he had dealt with harassment…