Expert panel: HR trends to keep an eye on in 2022
As 2021 winds down, I have a few predictions of the human resources trends for employers to keep top of mind in 2022. Employers finding…
- By: Tom Milne
- December 23, 2021 December 9, 2021
- 09:00
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Employers, employees offer differing opinions on mental-health support: survey
Significant disparities exist between U.S. employers’ and employees’ perceptions of workplace mental-health support, according to a new survey by Lighthouse Research & Advisory. When employers…
- By: Staff
- December 22, 2021 December 21, 2021
- 09:00
Patagonia providing North American employees with paid time off this holiday season
Patagonia Inc. is giving all of its North American employees an additional week of paid time off this holiday season. The clothing retailer’s customer service…
- By: Staff
- December 22, 2021 December 22, 2021
- 09:00
New survey finds gender, generational gap in employee financial wellness
Women are 10 per cent more likely than men to say their financial health is the same or worse than last year, according to a…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021
- 15:00
Just 27% of Canadians taking all allotted vacation time in 2021: survey
The percentage of Canadians taking all of their allotted vacation time increased to 27 per cent in 2021, compared to 2020 when 20 per cent said…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2021 December 21, 2021
- 09:00
U.S. grocery chain ending some coronavirus benefits for unvaccinated staff
Kroger, the biggest traditional grocery chain in the U.S., is ending some benefits for unvaccinated workers as large employers attempt to compel more of their…
- By: The Associated Press
- December 21, 2021 December 20, 2021
- 09:00
Mental health declining for 23% of onsite workers during pandemic: survey
Roughly a quarter (23 per cent) of Canadians working exclusively at physical workplaces said their working lives have worsened since the onset of the coronavirus…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 09:00
Florida company offering two free homes amid tight labour market
While many employers are offering bonuses or higher pay these days as a way to attract and retain workers, a central Florida organization is offering…
- By: The Associated Press
- December 20, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 09:00
Feds fast-tracking pandemic aid, sick leave bills
The Senate gave quick approval Thursday to a new round of coronavirus pandemic aid after federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-holiday plea to…
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 17, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 15:00
94% of small-, mid-sized Canadian employers offer benefits plans: survey
Almost all (94 per cent) small- to medium-sized Canadian employers offer a benefits plan, according to a new survey by Humi. The survey, which polled…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 09:05
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
A story on the federal government’s economic and fiscal update took the top spot over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the five most popular news…
- By: Staff
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 09:05
SAP launching digital platform to support mothers taking maternity leave
SAP Canada is launching a benefits platform to help guide employees who identify as women through their motherhood journey. Launched last month, the platform is…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- December 17, 2021 December 17, 2021
- 09:00
Editorial: Promising signposts for the year ahead
Once again, the end of year is near. Besides the extraordinary presence of vaccines and the movements in public health restrictions across the country, most…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 09:00
2021 CAP Suppliers Report: Helping employees plan for retirement while saving for a rainy day
As the coronavirus pandemic sent the global economy into a tailspin, many Canadians grew increasingly concerned about whether they’d amassed enough savings to weather the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 08:56
Road to returning to office filled with legal potholes for employers
Angry mobs of anti-vaccination protestors holding up handmade signs with messages like “freedom not fear” have been popping up across the country and around the…
- By: Melissa Dunne
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 08:55
Q&A with Hootsuite’s Paul Dhillon
Hootsuite Inc.’s director of total rewards talks benefits in a remote working environment, the four pillars of wellness and recharging through physical activity. Q: What…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 17, 2021 December 16, 2021
- 08:49
Pandemic affecting U.S. employees’ financial stress, productivity: survey
Both employees and human resources executives are seeing the impact of personal financial stress on work productivity and performance during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a…
- By: Staff
- December 16, 2021 December 15, 2021
- 09:00
Federal government extending pandemic aid for employers, employees
The federal government is extending several coronavirus pandemic aid measures as the pandemic rages on. During the economic and fiscal update on Tuesday, the government…
- By: Staff
- December 15, 2021 December 15, 2021
- 09:00
Redbrick considering range of commuting benefits, perks as part of return-to-office planning
Commuting can be a pain point for some employees returning to the office, so a Victoria, B.C.-based software company is considering several ways to incentivize employees…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- December 15, 2021 December 15, 2021
- 09:00
Employer, employee views on well-being support shows major disconnect: survey
While nearly half (47 per cent) of global human resources leaders said their company supports employee well-being, just 24 per cent of employees agreed, according…
- By: Staff
- December 13, 2021 December 13, 2021
- 15:00
Starbucks can afford ‘decent wage with decent benefits,’ says Sanders as N.Y. store unionizes
Starbucks Corp. workers at a store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and…
- By: The Associated Press
- December 10, 2021 December 10, 2021
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week
With many employers eyeing a return to the office in 2022, it’s no surprise a story looking at how the City of Toronto and a…
- By: Staff
- December 10, 2021 December 9, 2021
- 09:00
Coverage of the 2021 Mental Health Summit
Recognized as the leading and most well-known event in workplace mental health for more than 15 years, Benefits Canada‘s 2021 Mental Health Summit, which was…
- By: Benefits Canada
- December 9, 2021 December 10, 2021
- 16:00
2021 Mental Health Summit: The importance of self-management in employee mental health
Supporting employees’ mental health while teleworking will take on new importance as employers increasingly adjust their return-to-office plans to include some level of remote or…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 9, 2021 December 6, 2021
- 15:59
2021 Mental Health Summit: How employers can address the workplace drivers of employee stress
With rates of employee stress and burnout reaching new heights during the pandemic as the lines between work and home have blurred, employers need to…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- December 9, 2021 December 6, 2021
- 15:58