When it comes to mental wellness, employers are making it their business, but they still need some help. “Employers really understand the business case,” said…
Convincing the C-suite that investing in a wellness program is worth it can be challenging. Return on investment (ROI) and metrics to measure the program…
The effect of mental illness on employees has been well studied but not on managers, reports Canadian Business.
Can being healthier actually make you perform better at work?
Better mental health screenings for pilots are being called for following the crash after last month's Germanwings plane crash, reports The Atlantic.
Did you know there are 600 lymph nodes in the human body—and 35 different lymphomas? "Lymphoma is one word but many diseases," said Robin Markowitz,…
Salary and benefits are the most important concern for Canadian job seekers (70%), followed by long-term job security (53%) and a pleasant work environment (50%).
Managers play a pivotal role in improving employees’ mental health by recognizing the warning signs of mental distress.
The offerings of Canadian workplace benefits plans don’t target the predominant health challenges facing their employees, reveals a new study by Green Shield Canada.
The overwhelming majority of American senior-level executives recognize that wellness programs can prevent employee burnout and employees deserve the best programs. But their companies don’t…
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has just proclaimed the Psychotherapy Act, 2007, which means about 2,000 psychotherapists will now be working under these regulations using…
I remember my first summer job at a company that delivered bottled propane, oxygen and other volatile gases. It was the early 1980s, so, of…
National Employee Benefits Day is being celebrated in Canada and the United States today.
Fifty-two percent of employees say the main reason for the last time they missed work was not because of illness, finds a Morneau Shepell survey…
U.S. companies are expanding their health and wellness programs, but many employees don’t participate in them, leaving millions of dollars of unclaimed incentives.
A who’s who of Toronto’s corporate leaders have made the list of finalists for the inaugural Wellness Champions Awards, announced by Thorpe Benefits.
Plan sponsors need to determine the level of paternalistic concern they will maintain for the people in their employ. We often refer to this as…
The stressors having greatest impact to workers include student loans and mortgages, healthcare costs and an unsettled feeling that one has not done enough to…
Treadmill desks can help users be extra-productive and leave them feeling energized as the end of the day, says Carol Toller, executive editor at Canadian…
As much as 70% of costs and 80% of the incidence of chronic disease are preventable (per The New England Journal of Medicineand the World…
Canadian women are still struggling to achieve the optimal balance between their work and family lives.
Ontario is investing $28 million in local mental health and addictions organizations to provide care closer to home for people who are experiencing mental health…
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Cancer Care Ontario is on a mission to raise awareness.
It’s like living with a ticking time bomb. That’s how people with chronic lymphomatic leukemia describe their illness because they never know when their health…
Employers in every industry should learn to support employees dealing with cancer. Understanding prevention, the disease, treatments, resources and drug plan impacts are all essential…