Many employees falsely believe that a disability means they can no longer engage in meaningful work, as their condition is now a defining aspect of…
A B.C. municipality will get another chance to make its case for terminating three employees on long-term disability with no hope of coming back to…
In a reminder to employers to be diligent about using their own disability management processes before terminating an employee, an Alberta arbitrator has ruled against a company…
The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a former Nortel Networks Corp. employee who claimed her charter rights were violated over the…
A recent decision by the Superior Court of Ontario has confirmed that working notice doesn’t count when an employee is away from work due to…
An independent review panel has provided the Alberta government with a report that includes 60 recommendations to restructure the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board and its…
When it comes to wage indemnity benefits, employees can’t double-dip even if they’ve been successful in a human rights case, the Supreme Court of British…
With recreational marijuana set to become legal in Canada next summer, employers have limited time to prepare for the coming changes, attendees at a presentation sponsored by…
Nearly half the Canadians who seek to have decisions denying them access to Canada Pension Plan disability benefits are successfully appealing the rulings, according to…
At just 32 per cent, plan sponsors continue to underestimate the presence of chronic conditions among their employees, according to the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care…
With more older workers staying in the labour market, the challenge of accommodating chronic diseases will only grow, a researcher told Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at…
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…
A controller of a food producing operation asked me recently, “What do you think is the next trend in group benefits affecting employers?” One issue came…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is seeking public feedback on its plans to support employees who suffer from work-related chronic mental stress. The organization’s…
Uber drivers in Britain are now eligible for certain employee benefits. After completing 500 trips, active drivers can join the Association of Independent Professionals and…
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 it comes to mental-health challenges in the workplace, the focus is shifting to prevention and early intervention rather than diagnosis and treatment, according to the head…
What’s an employer to do when it faces benefits costs for employees on long-term disability for up to 10 years? Earlier this year, the B.C.…
While nearly half (47 per cent) of employers implemented the national standard of Canada for psychological health and safety in the workplace to save money,…
Library workers in Essex County, Ont. are back on the job today after nearly eight months on strike. The major sticking point in negotiations was…
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has made its drug formularies publicly available and searchable. “Improving transparency and our service orientation in relation to our…
When support staff working for British Columbia’s public education system call in sick for up to six consecutive days, they receive notification from a union…
Long-term disability rates will decrease by 3.2 per cent on average through the first half of this year compared to the last half of 2016,…
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…
Mercer Canada has appointed Alex Boucher as total health management leader for Canada. Based in the organization’s Halifax officer, Boucher joins Mercer with nearly 20…