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Sun Life shakes up leadership team to streamline client experience

Sun Life shakes up leadership team to streamline client experience

Sun Life Financial Canada is making adjustments to its leadership teams. Heading up the newly created client experience office, Eric Monteiro, senior vice-president and chief client…

  • By: Staff
  • February 21, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
Using benefits, pension programs to maximize CSR policies

Using benefits, pension programs to maximize CSR policies

Though the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ varies across companies and countries, it’s generally considered to be a form of organizational self-regulation focusing on an employer’s…

  • By: Leigh Doyle
  • February 15, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 08:57
Two-thirds of global employees would swap data for more customized benefits

Two-thirds of global employees would swap data for more customized benefits

Two-thirds (62 per cent) of global employees said they’d exchange their work-related data for more customized benefits, rewards and compensation, according to a new survey…

  • By: Staff
  • February 13, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 16:15
Feds settle class action, compensating 1,700 who became ill on parental leave

Feds settle class action, compensating 1,700 who became ill on parental leave

The federal government’s about-face in settling a multi-million dollar class action in the Federal Court of Canada means more than 1,700 individuals who become ill…

  • February 13, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Hub International acquires assets of Toronto-based benefits firm

Hub International acquires assets of Toronto-based benefits firm

Hub International Ltd. is acquiring the assets of Toronto-based Firstbrook Pointon Benefits Inc., a full-service employee benefits consulting firm. Bob Pointon, the firm’s president and…

  • By: Staff
  • February 12, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 16:01
Gallagher appoints new president of Canadian benefits group

Gallagher appoints new president of Canadian benefits group

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is appointing Melanie Jeannotte as the national president of its benefits services group in Canada. Prior to the new role,…

  • By: Staff
  • February 6, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:10
Women worried having children hinders career advancement: survey

Women worried having children hinders career advancement: survey

While most employees agree working mothers bring value to the workplace and make strong leaders, women still find having children negatively affects their career, according to a…

  • By: Staff
  • February 4, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
Workplace stress on the rise as mental-health stigma declines: survey

Workplace stress on the rise as mental-health stigma declines: survey

Workplace stress is on the rise and employees are feeling the pressure, according to new research by Morneau Shepell Ltd. In a survey of employees…

  • By: Staff
  • January 30, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 10:30
Sun Life named among most sustainable global companies

Sun Life named among most sustainable global companies

Sun Life Financial Inc. is among the most sustainable companies globally for the tenth consecutive year. The 2019 ranking, published by media company Corporate Knights, is based on sustainability performance criteria…

Great-West Life sells U.S. annuity business

Great-West Life sells U.S. annuity business

Great-West Lifeco Inc. has signed a deal to sell its U.S. annuity and individual life insurance businesses to a subsidiary of Protective Life Corp. for…

  • By: Staff
  • January 25, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:05
AIG adds surrogacy reimbursement, enhanced adoption benefit

AIG adds surrogacy reimbursement, enhanced adoption benefit

American International Group Inc. is adding a new surrogacy reimbursement benefit and an enhanced adoption benefit for its U.S. employees. The organization’s adoption and surrogacy assistance…

  • By: Staff
  • January 23, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:45
Many employers unaware of costs of caregiving economy: report

Many employers unaware of costs of caregiving economy: report

American companies are facing a caregiving crisis they refuse to acknowledge, according to a report by the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business…

  • By: Staff
  • January 21, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:45
46% of employees would move for job with better pay, perks: survey

46% of employees would move for job with better pay, perks: survey

Employers looking to recruit talent from other cities and provinces should consider boosting their relocation benefits and services, according to a new survey by staffing firm Robert Half…

  • By: Staff
  • January 16, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30
Cannabis boom brings recruitment challenges for employers

Cannabis boom brings recruitment challenges for employers

As the cannabis industry rapidly grows, employers in the sector are feeling overwhelmed with the sheer volume of employees they need to recruit. A network for…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • January 14, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Germany, Bahrain and U.K. ranked best countries for expat workers: survey

Germany, Bahrain and U.K. ranked best countries for expat workers: survey

Canada is the 10th best country for expatriate employees, with Germany, Bahrain and the U.K. taking the top three spots, according to a new survey by HSBC Bank.…

  • By: Staff
  • January 9, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 10:04
Sounding Board: Industry still neutral on CLHIA’s proposed G19 regime

Sounding Board: Industry still neutral on CLHIA’s proposed G19 regime

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is to be commended on its proactivity in proposing a new guideline for compensation disclosure in group benefits and group…

Hub International acquires Vancouver-based TRG

Hub International acquires Vancouver-based TRG

Hub International Ltd. is acquiring TRG Group Benefits and Pensions Inc., an employee benefits consultancy based in Vancouver. Rob Taylor, managing director of TRG, will be…

  • By: Staff
  • January 8, 2019 September 13, 2019
  • 10:19
Don’t miss these important pension and benefits dates for 2019

Don’t miss these important pension and benefits dates for 2019

As 2018 draws to a close, professionals in the pension, investment, benefits and human resources industries have a number of dates to add to their calendars for the year…

  • By: Staff
  • December 31, 2018 January 12, 2021
  • 09:00
Does Santa Claus get employee benefits?

Does Santa Claus get employee benefits?

He listens to Christmas wishes, answers questions about the North Pole, Mrs. Claus and his elves and patiently takes pictures with cranky children and wailing…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • December 24, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Many Canadians working extra hours to offset vacation time: survey

Many Canadians working extra hours to offset vacation time: survey

Canadians are spending more time in the office to make up for the time they take off, according to a survey by ADP Canada Co. The…

  • By: Staff
  • December 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:05
CLHIA’s CEO lays out some of the big industry topics for 2019

CLHIA’s CEO lays out some of the big industry topics for 2019

As 2018 draws to a close, and the benefits and pension industry looks ahead, what’s next for the year’s biggest topics? Stephen Frank, president and…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • December 21, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 08:56
GM to retrain employees affected by Oshawa plant closure

GM to retrain employees affected by Oshawa plant closure

General Motors of Canada Co. is working to set up jobs and training programs for employees who will be put out of work when it…

Gallagher acquiring Toronto-based Accompass

Gallagher acquiring Toronto-based Accompass

U.S.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is acquiring Canadian benefits, retirement and compensation consulting firm Accompass Inc. The acquisition will provided the Toronto-based consultancy with Gallagher’s tools…

  • By: Staff
  • December 10, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:39
72% favour employers with strong CSR practices: survey

72% favour employers with strong CSR practices: survey

Almost three-quarters (72 per cent) of North American employees feel it’s important that a potential employer has strong corporate social responsibility practices, according to a survey by…

  • By: Ryan Murphy
  • December 10, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00

Etsy to allow staff to trade in parental leave for cash in 2019

Starting in 2019, Etsy Inc. employees will be allowed to trade in up to 14 weeks of parental leave for a cash payment to help with…

  • By: Staff
  • December 6, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30