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…
Following the implementation of a workplace wellness program, there are two groups of employees that require followup and support. My last column covered how to…
On one of the top floors of a non-descript building in downtown Toronto, Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s care access centre representatives are fielding intake calls, the…
In 2013, McKesson Canada Corp. launched a wellness program in an effort to reduce benefits costs and expenses resulting from decreased productivity and engagement and…
At up to 10 per cent of total payroll costs, benefits plans represent a significant investment for organizations. But what does the employer get out…
While employees with poor sleep habits are more likely to see an impact on their work, treatment can make a significant difference to their quality…
Medavie Blue Cross is adding heart health and smoking-cessation services to its extended health benefit designed to help manage chronic disease. The health benefit already…
A new technology platform has entered Canada’s benefits and human resources industry, adding to the multiple disruptors already active in the sector. On Wednesday, Rise…
Take your kids to work day happens all summer long at the Indianapolis campus of Roche’s diagnostics division. The drug company has hosted an on-site summer…
With recreational marijuana set to become legal in Canada next summer, employers have limited time to prepare for the coming changes, attendees at a presentation sponsored by…
MHIB Global Inc. has introduced a new online mental-health training program for small- and medium-sized companies. Small businesses “sometimes feel a little overwhelmed,” says Julie…
Among the findings of the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care survey, published last week, was the surprising decline in interest by employers in offering wellness programs…
Sun Life Financial is expanding its mental-health plan by piloting a new virtual cognitive behavioural therapy program. Offered in partnership with the University of Regina,…
One local of an Ontario construction union is introducing medical marijuana coverage into its benefits plan, effective June 15. LiUNA Local 625 represents around…
Employer appetite for investing in wellness appears to be waning, delegates heard at the Toronto launch of the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. Representatives from…
Happy Bike to Work Day, the kickoff event for Bike Month, which runs May 29 to June 30. How can employers motivate their employees to…
Employees who cycle to work are less likely to die prematurely than their colleagues who don’t have an active commute, says a recent study published…
While the majority of employees continue to be satisfied with their health benefits plan, the extent to which they find it meets their needs has…
The percentage of employees who agree their organization’s corporate culture encourages health and wellness has dropped in the past five years to 53 per in…
While employers have made great strides in helping employees manage their stress, they still lag in developing formal psychological health and safety programs that improve…
While 37 per cent of Canadian employees expect their workplace to focus more on employee health in the coming years, health and well-being ranked in the…
Younger employees are more willing to reduce or eliminate a traditional health benefit to cover the cost of a wellness benefit compared to their older…
While getting up to three months off after working somewhere for 10 years sounds like a great deal, the idea seems unlikely to become a…
Julie Holden would like nothing more than to see doctor’s notes for short-term absences confined to the dust bin of history. And it’s not just…
A person will bleed out quickly from a severed carotid artery. But in 1989, when a rogue skate slashed Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk’s artery…