The federal government has launched the Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan, which aims to help maximize the labour force participation of caregivers and maintain workplace…
Starbucks is offering to pay post-secondary tuition for its American employees.
How traditional is your total rewards plan? How flexible should a total rewards plan be? This was the focus of the “How to Get—and Keep—the…
After days of bargaining in good faith, Unifor Local 252 says talks between it and Nestlé broke down when the company refused to negotiate a…
"We are trying to solve the wrong problem,” Jacqueline Taggart, associate partner and regional practice leader with Aon Hewitt, told the audience in the Getting…
Bill Borger, owner and president of the Calgary-based Borger Group of Companies, is adamant that safety is important. It’s something that he believes should be…
SSQ Financial Group has introduced compassion insurance.
Today, there is a great deal of focus in mainstream media on how inadequately prepared Canadians are for retirement. Regulatory demands, combined with funding and…
Starting in February, Alberta employers will be required to provide compassionate care leave to their workers.
In 2014, the majority of American companies intend to help their employees improve their financial wellbeing, a factor that can increase workplace productivity.
Benefits are a crucial factor to any company’s recruitment and retention strategy.
As another year comes to a close, we take a look back on what benefits-related stories you found the most interesting.
Gone are the days when succession planning meant simply promoting the most senior employees to top jobs. Today’s successful organizations take a more strategic approach.…
Employers in British Columbia will have to comply with new bullying and harassment policies that come into force on November 1.
Increasingly, Canadians are taking on more care responsibilities for family members and friends with a long-term health illness, disability or issue related to aging. As…
In the United States, technology is improving the way employee benefits are managed and delivered by plan sponsors as well as the way they are…
Medavie Blue Cross has launched a new app, Medavie Mobile, designed to give clients access to their benefits information any time, anywhere.
Only a few years ago, it was standard practice for Canadian employers to spread the love around when it came to working with HR consultants.…
As the United States prepares for healthcare reform, almost half of American employers anticipate that voluntary benefits and services will become a more crucial part…
Many American workers worry about personal finances and spend time dealing with them while on the clock, a trend that threatens productivity and the bottom…
As the labour market south of the border improves, employers are making their benefits packages more attractive by offering pet health insurance, one of the…
Plan sponsors have had to make some tough decisions about their pension and benefit plans in recent years. As a result, many of them have…
Sunday, June 17, 2001. 9:06 a.m. Father’s Day. I am pretty sure that was what the clock said that morning when my wife, Martha, gave…
Law firm Harris & Company LLP and the Humber Centre for Employee Benefits have formed a strategic partnership to bring a wide variety of pension…
Employee absense isn't being ignored, says new research from Group Risk Development (Grid), a U.K. risk consultancy.