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How employers can better address migraines

How employers can better address migraines

How can employers better address conditions, such as migraines, that are among the factors contributing to illness and absenteeism? With rates of illness and disability…

SickKids Foundation’s wellness program takes flight with new stairway challenge

SickKids Foundation’s wellness program takes flight with new stairway challenge

The SickKids Foundation, a Toronto-based charity, is encouraging its employees to skip the elevator and use the stairs, beginning with a wellness challenge piloting the…

Have your say: Are new sick day entitlements a concern for employers?

Have your say: Are new sick day entitlements a concern for employers?

Following in the footsteps of other Canadian provinces, Quebec has introduced a bill to amend its labour laws that includes changes to sick leave entitlements. Currently, employees…

Four steps to building a successful financial wellness program

Four steps to building a successful financial wellness program

With studies showing high levels of employee stress about their finances that’s translating into lost productivity, absenteeism or health issues, the time is right for financial wellness…

  • April 2, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 14:17
Ericsson adds sleep, nutrition to online wellness program

Ericsson adds sleep, nutrition to online wellness program

Ericsson is adding sleep and nutrition features to its online wellness program to educate employees and motivate changes in behaviour. Its E-Health program, which began in…

Ontario unveils new drug, dental coverage for people without workplace benefits

Ontario unveils new drug, dental coverage for people without workplace benefits

While Wednesday’s provincial budget in Ontario offered details on the inclusion of seniors in the government’s pharmacare program, Ontarians over age 65 aren’t the only cohort set to…

Canadian employers expect rise in medical leaves due to mental health: survey

Canadian employers expect rise in medical leaves due to mental health: survey

Forty-two per cent of Canadian employers are anticipating an increase in medical leaves related to mental-health concerns and illnesses, according to a report by the Conference Board…

  • By: Staff
  • March 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 17:34
Tilray seeks to become preferred medical marijuana supplier to Pharmasave

Tilray seeks to become preferred medical marijuana supplier to Pharmasave

Medical marijuana producer Tilray Canada Ltd. is entering into a letter of intent to become the preferred supplier for Pharmasave. Subject to federal regulations legalizing marijuana, Tilray…

  • By: Staff
  • March 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Happiness, empowerment: Employers share success of engagement programs

Happiness, empowerment: Employers share success of engagement programs

To celebrate International World Happiness Day on March 20, Klick Health hosted a number of activities for employees at its Toronto office, including canine visitors…

Lung cancer ‘not one big disease’

Lung cancer ‘not one big disease’

The vast amount of variation in a disease such as lung cancer often signals different treatment options for patients. At the Employers Cancer Care Summit…

A look at best practices for managing cancer in the workplace

A look at best practices for managing cancer in the workplace

After reviewing, summarizing and translating more than 40 academic studies on cancer in the workplace, Chris Bonnett, principal consultant at H3 Consulting, found no lack…

Options for supporting employees in the return to work

Options for supporting employees in the return to work

Many employers want to do everything they can to support employees dealing with cancer. But what are some of the most effective ways of offering…

A primer on the role of drug access navigators

A primer on the role of drug access navigators

Among the sessions at the 2018 Employers Cancer Care Summit was a primer on the role and services of a drug access navigator in allowing…

One woman’s journey through the cancer treatment system

One woman’s journey through the cancer treatment system

What’s the actual experience of dealing with the workplace while undergoing cancer treatment? At the 2018 Employers Cancer Care Summit, one woman told her story,…

Carrot Rewards adds peer-to-peer platform to wellness app

Carrot Rewards adds peer-to-peer platform to wellness app

Carrot Rewards is launching a new peer-to-peer rewards platform to help Canadians encourage one another to get physically active. The wellness app is a platform that…

  • By: Staff
  • March 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30
Managing benefits costs top concern for U.S. employers in 2018: survey

Managing benefits costs top concern for U.S. employers in 2018: survey

Managing costs is the top benefits priority for American employers in 2018, according to an annual survey by global insurance brokerage Hub International Ltd. The survey, which polled…

  • By: Staff
  • March 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:20
How WSP Global strives to conquer the commuting conundrum

How WSP Global strives to conquer the commuting conundrum

Commuting is a part of daily life for almost 16 million Canadians, with the average person spending 24 minutes driving or 45 minutes on public…

Almost 40% of Canadians lose sleep over work: survey

Almost 40% of Canadians lose sleep over work: survey

Almost 40 per cent of Canadian employees are suffering sleepless nights due to work-related anxiety, according to a survey by staffing firm Accountemps. The survey, which…

  • By: Staff
  • March 7, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 16:00
Successful wellness programs involve leadership, stress management: report

Successful wellness programs involve leadership, stress management: report

Organizations that involve organizational leadership in their wellness programs and offer stress management within the program are more likely to notice a positive effect on health-care costs and…

  • By: Staff
  • March 1, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:30
Telehealth, EAPs, performance-based pay on the rise in U.S.

Telehealth, EAPs, performance-based pay on the rise in U.S.

Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of American employers offered telemedicine services to their employees in 2017, a rise from just 49 per cent in 2016, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 28, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
The employer’s role in being ‘a very strong motivator’ in cancer patients’ return to work

The employer’s role in being ‘a very strong motivator’ in cancer patients’ return to work

From brain fog to fatigue, cancer patients face a range of challenges when it comes to staying at or going back to work. And with a…

  • By: Glenn Kauth
  • February 28, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 14:31
Budget confirms new advisory council on implementation of national pharmacare

Budget confirms new advisory council on implementation of national pharmacare

The 2018 budget has confirmed the federal government is creating an advisory council on the implementation of a national pharmacare program. Marc-André Gagnon, associate professor at Carleton…

Three ways to encourage employees to take better care of themselves

Three ways to encourage employees to take better care of themselves

Financial drain, emotional turbulence and tested physical limits are common challenges in the early months of the year. For employees to successfully transition out of that…

  • February 26, 2018 September 13, 2019
  • 15:00
A look at video health-care visits as an option for plan sponsors

A look at video health-care visits as an option for plan sponsors

It’s a familiar situation: An employee is feeling ill at work but is too busy to leave for a medical appointment. Or perhaps the employee’s…

Get creative in making space for new technologies in benefits plans

Get creative in making space for new technologies in benefits plans

It’s an exciting time for group benefits in Canada. That’s not a phrase you hear every day, but it’s one that’s coming up more and…

  • By: Tim Clarke
  • February 9, 2018 March 17, 2021
  • 08:54