Case study: Employer strategies around employee health challenges
Keeping your employees healthy is a challenge. Learn from these employers’ strategies.
- By: Various authors
- June 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:00
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How to use gamification in your benefits plan
Want to engage your employees in wellness? Learn from the gaming world and make it fun.
- By: Venky Kulkarni
- June 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
4 unhealthy habits that lead to hospitalization
Smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet and unhealthy alcohol consumption are sending Ontarians to hospital for more than 900,000 days a year, according to a study…
- By: Staff
- May 30, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:10
Female employees make health a higher priority
As employers look for new ways to improve the health and well-being of their workforce, a survey from Aon Hewitt, the National Business Group on…
- By: Staff
- May 22, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:40
Mental health in the workplace is personal
Mental health costs Canada $50 billion a year, with $20 billion of that representing the cost to the workplace (think temporary workers, stress on team…
- By: Brooke Smith
- May 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Some employees feel too guilty to take a break
More than a quarter of workers don't take a break other than lunch, according to a survey.
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Case study: Wellness strategies that work
How do you create, implement and measure an effective wellness strategy? Three employers weighed in at Benefits Canada's Benefits & Pension Summit in Toronto.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- May 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:48
Chronic pain costs employers
One in five adult Canadians suffers from chronic pain, and there is a clear association between chronic pain and mental distress.
- By: Staff
- May 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:31
Approaches to tackling mental health in the workplace
When it comes to maintaining and improving employee wellness, mental health has become a lead topic for employers and benefit providers—and with good reason.
- By: Anne Nicoll
- May 9, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
The missing link: The connection between physical and mental health
Growing awareness—particularly over the last several years—of the significant impact that mental illness has on workplace productivity, employee engagement and organizational budgets has prompted employers…
- By: Paula Allen and Adam Kelly
- May 8, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
How to recognize the warning signs of mental distress
Lydia is concerned about Marcus.
- May 7, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:46
The concerns around mental health literacy
Typically, people tend to not look after their mental health to the same extent as their physical health. Despite research showing the prevalence of mental…
- By: David Michaels
- May 6, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:17
Resources on workplace mental health
Mental health has a large impact on workplaces.
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:15
Taking action in the workplace during Mental Health Week
May 5 marks the start of Mental Health Week in Canada, which is designed to encourage people to learn, talk, reflect and engage with others…
- By: Marcia McDougall
- May 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:06
140 organizations take part in mental health initiative
In support of Mental Health Week, Partners for Mental Health announced that 140 organizations are participating in its Not Myself Today workplace initiative.
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:02
How to promote Mental Health Week 2014
The Canadian Mental Health Association introduced Mental Health Week in 1951 to raise awareness of mental illness in Canada.
- By: Staff
- May 5, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:23
Lyme disease in the limelight
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a global initiative targeted at raising awareness of this debilitating condition. The fact that most people—and employers—aren’t familiar with…
- By: Marcia McDougall
- May 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:49
Conference coverage: What about Bob?
Concerned stakeholders explore how employers can make the experience easier for cancer patients
- By: Suzanne Bowness
- May 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
Manulife creates mental health specialist team
Manulife Financial has established a national mental health specialist team.
- By: Staff
- April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 09:32
How companies tackle the rise of high-cost claimants
As longevity increases and chronic diseases become more prevalent in Canada, companies are seeing a rise in the number of high-cost claimants. Different employers discussed…
- By: Yaldaz Sadakova
- April 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 12:10
Specific, tailored actions needed to limit workplace mental health
Implementing preventive measures adapted to each company's unique culture would help reduce mental health issues in the workplace, according to a study.
- By: Staff
- April 16, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 11:42
Swedish city tests six-hour workdays
The Swedish city of Gothenburg will test the benefits of implementing a six-hour workday for some of its municipal staff.
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:26
Can employers really make a difference in employee health?
Behaviour change is hard, but targeted health interventions can have a positive impact.
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- April 4, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 10:38
Situation: Critical
Substance abuse can be a killer—literally—for employers in safety-critical industries. So what can they do about it?
- By: Aaron Spodek
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00
2014 Group Benefits Providers Report: No More Silos
In an era of evolving workplace demographics and escalating healthcare costs, integrated wellness is the way forward
- By: Kanupriya Vashisht
- April 1, 2014 September 13, 2019
- 07:00