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Employers worry about healthcare costs, mental health

Employers worry about healthcare costs, mental health

Controlling healthcare costs is the top benefits priority of Canadian employers for 2014—along with addressing mental health issues, a survey reveals.

Arthritis Awareness Month in September

Arthritis Awareness Month in September

September marks the start of Arthritis Awareness Month.

  • By: Staff
  • August 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 08:46
Employers use technology to improve benefits management

Employers use technology to improve benefits management

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…

  • By: Staff
  • August 15, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 10:01
Medavie Blue Cross launches benefits app

Medavie Blue Cross launches benefits app

Medavie Blue Cross has launched a new app, Medavie Mobile, designed to give clients access to their benefits information any time, anywhere.

  • By: Staff
  • August 13, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 12:54
Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable

Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable

While the income protection of short- term disability (STD) benefits is an essential component of group benefits programs, there is growing concern whether these benefits…

WorkSafeBC increasing 2014 premiums

WorkSafeBC increasing 2014 premiums

WorkSafeBC has announced that the average base premium rate for 2014 will be higher due to increased claim costs and softened investment returns.

  • By: Staff
  • August 12, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 15:43
Importance of voluntary benefits to surge

Importance of voluntary benefits to surge

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…

  • By: Staff
  • August 8, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 14:52
Most employees favour voluntary benefits

Most employees favour voluntary benefits

Nearly all American employees believe that voluntary work benefits help them simplify and secure their increasingly complex and unpredictable lives, according to a survey.

Case study: How Shoppers Drug Mart approaches disability management

Case study: How Shoppers Drug Mart approaches disability management

When a company name is associated with healthcare, is there more pressure to practise what it preaches when it comes to supporting its own employees’…

Updated diabetes guidelines released

Updated diabetes guidelines released

The Canadian Diabetes Association has released its 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada, which aim to improve prevention…

  • By: Staff
  • April 12, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 10:21
Case management can cut absence time: study

Case management can cut absence time: study

A U.S. study on disability management for behaviour conditions has shown than case management results in cost savings and fewer sick days for employers.

  • By: Staff
  • April 11, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 10:31

Tweets from Employer Cancer Care Summit

Employers in every industry should learn to support employees dealing with cancer. Understanding prevention, the disease, treatments, resources and drug plan impacts are all essential…

  • By: Staff
  • March 5, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 10:19
Dealing with employee addictions

Dealing with employee addictions

Supporting an employee who is struggling with a substance addiction can be a huge challenge for many employers, and it is a challenge that’s not…

  • February 14, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 07:30
Employers struggle to battle mental illness

Employers struggle to battle mental illness

An estimated 12% of employees have diagnosed mental health issues, according to one speaker at Benefit Canada’s Mental Health Summit. Judging from other conference participants,…

The pharmacist role in workplace wellness

The pharmacist role in workplace wellness

As Canadian organizations struggle to support employees who experience mental health issues, Canadian pharmacists are taking a more active role in mental health matters.

Case study: Attracting the best and brightest

Case study: Attracting the best and brightest

How can employers attract the best and brightest people and then keep them? The challenge is bigger for some industries than others.

Best of benefits 2012

Best of benefits 2012

Cutbacks and cost-sharing have typically been the first response to increase healthcare costs. But in 2012, some plan sponsors started to think differently and put…

  • By: Staff
  • December 31, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 09:10
Lack of social support major mental health risk factor

Lack of social support major mental health risk factor

A man is hit by a car. Passersby gather round. He’s not bleeding; they decide he’s fine. He’s not unconscious, but he’s not getting up.…

Solutions in Drug Plan Management: It takes two

Solutions in Drug Plan Management: It takes two

Chronic conditions such as depression, cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes cost employers big dollars in declining productivity due to increased absenteeism and presenteeism rates,…

  • By: Sonya Felix
  • December 6, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 12:00
Live coverage: Face to Face Drug Plan Management

Live coverage: Face to Face Drug Plan Management

Now more than ever, employers need to focus on managing their drug spend effectively and understand their return on investment. What actions can employers take…

  • By: Staff
  • December 5, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 08:30
Survey: Impact of arthritis on workplace

Survey: Impact of arthritis on workplace

One in three Canadians living with arthritis have had to quit working as a result of their condition, according to The Arthritis Society’s Fit for…

Health dangers of multi-tasking

Health dangers of multi-tasking

Check email, answer the phone, finish a proposal and watch the latest viral YouTube video—all in an hour’s work, right? Tod Maffin, president of engageQ…

Arthritis affects Canadians’ ability to work

Arthritis affects Canadians’ ability to work

Arthritis is a debilitating condition that can affect people at any age. According to the Fit for Work Survey conducted by The Arthritis Society, one…

  • By: Staff
  • October 31, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:40
Prevent LTD by managing casual absences

Prevent LTD by managing casual absences

Right now, there are employees at workplaces across Canada who may be at risk of absence and disability. They could be coping with physical or…

Manage and measure disability programs

Manage and measure disability programs

After a decade of steady increases in the incidence and number of days lost to illness and disability, the Conference Board of Canada’s 2009 Employer-Sponsored…