CAA Club Group’s win in Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards is reinforcing the company’s efforts to provide a comprehensive wellness program to its employees, says Joanna Marra, the organization’s director of wellness.
“It’s fantastic for us to get the recognition in the space because we know the work we’re doing is being recognized outside of our own company.”
The company won in the Health/Wellness Program category for employers with more than 1,000 employees, marking the second year in a row that CAA has won the award.
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CAA’s wellness strategy focuses on work-life balance and is supported by tools, including an employee assistance program and wellness resources that focus on all aspects of employee well-being. Within its benefits plan, the company offers discounted gym memberships, access to internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy, a virtual pharmacy service and a personal health-care spending account.
In addition to physical and mental well-being, CAA also supports workers’ financial wellness through its various retirement savings plans (including a defined contribution pension plan, group registered retirement savings plan and group tax-free savings plan) and resources such as estate planning services and an online will platform.
It also provides a wellness app that allows workers to set personalized wellness goals at their convenience. This offering particularly emphasizes the employer’s holistic and flexible approach to employee well-being, says Marra.
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“Everybody’s on their own wellness journey, so it’s important that we’re supporting everyone. We continue to take stock of what [programs] are on the application and see how we can change [or] update them.”
Employees awareness and education about CAA’s wellness offerings is a priority among company leaders and its benefits team, says Marra, adding employee feedback on its wellness offerings is overwhelmingly positive.
“We hear from [employees] through testimonials. They’re telling us that we support them and their holistic well-being and they’re so appreciative of the types of [wellness] programs that we have.”
Enter the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards here. The deadline is June 30.