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Helping employees transition into the stress of fall

Helping employees transition into the stress of fall

The season is changing as the long, carefree, lazy days of summer are wrapping up. Everyone is preparing for a change in weather, as well…

  • September 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 07:00
Have your say: Is it realistic for employers to offer a five-hour workday?

Have your say: Is it realistic for employers to offer a five-hour workday?

Workplace flexibility has become a popular perk in recent years as more and more employees want control over their schedules and seek a greater work-life…

  • By: Staff
  • September 5, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 14:00
Can points-powered apps help employers boost wellness programs?

Can points-powered apps help employers boost wellness programs?

Hey Dan, wanna walk down to the boardwalk again?” It’s a muggy June night in New Liskeard, Ont., where my boyfriend is working for the…

Workplace Benefits Awards finalists announced

Workplace Benefits Awards finalists announced

Benefits Canada is pleased to announce the list of finalists for the 2017 Workplace Benefits Awards. The finalists will find out who won at a luncheon on…

  • By: Staff
  • September 5, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:57
Why you should hire a wellness champion

Why you should hire a wellness champion

What if you could play childhood games at work and be a better employee because of it? Nicole Cairns, health and wellness director at Thorpe…

Healthy Outcomes: Taking action to achieve better health outcomes

Healthy Outcomes: Taking action to achieve better health outcomes

At Benefits Canada’s 2017 Healthy Outcomes conference in June, insurers, providers and plan sponsors discussed how to promote healthy behaviours and reduce chronic disease while…

Healthy Outcomes: Prediabetes among biggest concerns for employee health

Healthy Outcomes: Prediabetes among biggest concerns for employee health

With four out of five Canadians having at least one modifiable risk for a chronic disease, organizations need to place the same importance and resources…

Healthy Outcomes: Low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy touted as alternative to address depression

Healthy Outcomes: Low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy touted as alternative to address depression

Should antidepressants be the first course of treatment for mild to moderate depression? Not necessarily, said Peter Gove, innovation leader for health management at Green…

Healthy Outcomes: Setting the standard for mental health

Healthy Outcomes: Setting the standard for mental health

With mental-health issues reaching crisis levels in Canadian workplaces, employers have options to address the situation as a driver of claims and absences, participants at…

Healthy Outcomes: Helping employers navigate next deluge of rising drug costs

Healthy Outcomes: Helping employers navigate next deluge of rising drug costs

Amidst all of the innovation that’s occurring in the drug industry, pharmacists have a role to play in helping employers navigate the changes, a speaker…

Healthy Outcomes: A look at chronic disease among younger Canadians

Healthy Outcomes: A look at chronic disease among younger Canadians

While Canada is facing the health implications of an aging population, younger people are a significant concern as well. “For the first time, three out…

Healthy Outcomes: Partnerships key to achieving a healthier workforce

Healthy Outcomes: Partnerships key to achieving a healthier workforce

During the Healthy Outcomes conference in June, a panel of health and wellness leaders discussed some of the small steps their organizations are taking to…

Healthy Outcomes: Linking drug plans to employee health

Healthy Outcomes: Linking drug plans to employee health

During the Healthy Outcomes conference in June, participants discussed ways to better understand the impact of drug plan offerings on employee health. Four groups of…

Should employers cover athletic therapy?

Should employers cover athletic therapy?

With employers already facing enough cost pressures around their benefits plans, adding additional coverage for paramedical services may be a daunting prospect. But with employees…

Sun Life to look at effectiveness of pharmacogenetics on plan members

Sun Life to look at effectiveness of pharmacogenetics on plan members

Sun Life Financial will be offering plan members on short- and long-term disability leave for depression or anxiety the chance to take part in a…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 25, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Mental-health first aid training targets rising disability concerns in electricity sector

Mental-health first aid training targets rising disability concerns in electricity sector

With mental health as an aspect of workplace disability on the rise in the electricity sector, Electricity Human Resources Canada has introduced an online portal…

New DC-style benefits platform available to employers, advisors

New DC-style benefits platform available to employers, advisors

Benecaid Health Benefits Solutions Inc. is introducing a new online health benefits platform this month. The online app, Honeybee, allows employers to offer their health…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • August 21, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
25% of Canadian employees quit work due to stress: survey

25% of Canadian employees quit work due to stress: survey

While many employers promote work-life balance, 25 per cent of Canadians have left a job due to stress and 17 per cent have considered making…

  • By: Staff
  • August 16, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:45
Sounding Board: Building financial wellness into the lifetime journey

Sounding Board: Building financial wellness into the lifetime journey

Retirement is a notion fraught with paradox. For some, it resonates with the possibility of finally having more time to do, well, just about anything.…

Ontario joins Alberta, New Brunswick in making abortion pill available for free

Ontario is joining Alberta and New Brunswick in making abortion pill Mifegymiso available at no cost to the public. The abortion pill first became available in…

Acceptance of digital health tools on the rise

Acceptance of digital health tools on the rise

Canadians over the age of 52 are the least likely to use digital technology to communicate with health-care professionals, according to a new survey by…

Green Shield to introduce new pharmacy rating system

Green Shield to introduce new pharmacy rating system

Green Shield Canada is rolling out a new pharmacy rating system in October 2017. The insurer’s program will measure individual pharmacies’ performance and provide feedback…

  • By: Staff
  • July 14, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
WSIB, Ontario sued over treatment of chronic mental stress claims

WSIB, Ontario sued over treatment of chronic mental stress claims

Two groups that represent injured workers in Ontario and a former Ottawa employee have launched legal proceedings against the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board and…

  • By: Jann Lee
  • July 5, 2017 September 13, 2019
  • 15:53
Fostering workplace friendships key to engagement at B.C. company

Fostering workplace friendships key to engagement at B.C. company

For legal software company Clio, employee engagement is crucial — so much so that it has revamped its five administration roles as employee engagement specialists.…

Getting to know staff ‘one of the biggest things’ for addressing mental health

Getting to know staff ‘one of the biggest things’ for addressing mental health

Workplace issues like missed deadlines or tardiness may mean employees are being careless or not managing their time well, but they could also be the…