Encourage employees to get flu shot
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, the flu affects 5% to 10% of Canadians each year, which equates to sick days and productivity…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- October 22, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:51
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Strengthening the pharmacy-plan sponsor relationship
From a plan sponsor’s perspective, the best part of the changing economic landscape of retail pharmacy in Canada is that the timing could not be…
- October 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:10
Manage the disease, control the costs
Controlling escalating drug costs means plan sponsors need to do more than just have prior authorization for high-cost drugs and restricted formularies. These programs will…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- October 12, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 12:03
Multinationals want more control over benefits
Multinational companies are looking to gain more control over employee benefits plans, mostly to counter rising costs and financial risks, but the majority has a…
- By: Staff
- October 10, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:29
The 3 Ws of return to work
Bringing an employee back to work after a disability is a challenge every employer faces, regardless of the size or scope of its organization.
- By: Mary Crunkleton
- October 3, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 14:30
Caregiving’s impact on the workplace
As our population ages, it’s inevitable that some employees will need to take on a caregiving role in addition to their full-time jobs. In 2007,…
- By: Jamie Marcellus
- October 3, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 08:28
Building a sustainable benefits plan
Many recent requests for proposals (RFPs) seem to place a great importance on newly popular features of provider claims submission, member eClaims and all the…
- September 25, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:26
Lessons we can learn from Apple
Apple has just introduced its new iPhone5. And once again, it is expected to dominate the cell phone market and maintain a sizable lead over…
- By: Brian Lindenberg
- September 20, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:16
And the winner is…
This year’s winner in the Lifetime Achievement category of the Benefits Canada Workplace Health & Benefits Awards is, Claudine Ducharme from Morneau Shepell. Ducharme is…
- By: Staff
- September 14, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:59
Rising healthcare costs an issue for U.S. employers, too
The rising cost of healthcare isn’t just a Canadian-employer concern. Our American counterparts are struggling with the same issues, new report finds.
- By: Staff
- September 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:05
Dalhousie sees health strategy work
Katherine Sheehan, assistant vice-president, HR, with Dalhousie University, says that the institution’s organizational health initiative is starting to show results.
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- September 4, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:43
It can pay to be irrational
One of the best books I have read in some time is Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. It should be required reading for the whole…
- September 4, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:12
Friends with health benefits
Drug benefits are the most significant cost component in most employer-sponsored health benefits plans. Drug costs range between 40% and 70% of an organization’s total…
- By: Paula Allen
- August 31, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Benefits of biologics for your employees
Watch this video Interviewed by Benefits Canada at the 2012 Healthy Outcomes Conference, Dr. Chih-Ho Hong from Medical Inc. said that biologics have allowed his…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- August 30, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:36
Poll finds curbing pension costs a priority for 2013
Morneau Shepell's 30th annual Compensation - Trends and Projections survey results found that pension plan sponsors intend to get more serious about pension and benefits…
- By: Staff
- August 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:23
Employees want to contain benefits costs
The Sanofi healthcare survey is in its 15th year and Trica Benn, senior director, Rogers Connect market research, who has worked on the survey and…
- By: Staff
- August 23, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
Turning employees into consumers
In honour of Benefits Canada’s 35th anniversary, we took the opportunity to go back to the source to explore why employers offer employee benefits programs.…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- August 10, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 06:49
Use of workplace wellness incentives on rise
U.S. employers are increasingly using incentives to encourage participation in health screening programs, say new survey findings from Aon Hewitt.
- By: SmallBizAdvisor.ca staff
- August 9, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:33
Benefits laws for independent contractors
When a worker is an independent contractor and not an employee, there are important differences for an employer.
- By: Nadine Zacks
- August 8, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:20
Benefits of biologics on psoriasis
Psoriasis—a chronic skin problem that affects about 3% of the Canadian population, or about a million people—can cost a company up to $2,200 per affected…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- August 7, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Will “Obamacare” affect Canadian plan sponsors?
In late June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of much of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to…
- August 2, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 11:27
TELUS, Sun Life launch eClaims for Atlantic Canada
TELUS Health Solutions and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada have brought their eClaims service to Atlantic Canada.
- By: Staff
- August 1, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:40
Justifying your benefits investment
While senior decision-makers agree that health benefits and retirement plans play a significant role in keeping employees happy and engaged, there is a disconnect when…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- August 1, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:49
Generic drug prices to drop in Nova Scotia
Small business owners in Nova Scotia will likely be saving money on their prescription drug costs this year.
- By: SmallBizAdvisor.ca staff
- August 1, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:46
Healthcare cost increases slowing: Survey
It may seem too good to be true, but it looks like increases in health benefits plan costs are slowing.
- By: Staff
- July 24, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 09:58