From diabetes to depression, Benefits Canada’s ROI of One Life Forum explored how employers can take action on employee health matters
Vacations are viewed by Canadians as medicine for the body, mind and soul.
The traditional 40-hour nine-to-five workweek is now a thing of the past for the vast majority of American workers.
John is a 44-year-old father of two, and a lending officer at a branch of a national bank. Early on in his career, John’s branch…
The organization that reviews oncology medicines in Canada may unnecessarily delay approvals while cancer patients suffer, according to a study.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a new policy that aims to provide user-friendly guidance on how to define, assess, handle and resolve human…
Ceridian's LifeWorks employee assistance program is now offering video counselling for participants who are unable to attend in-person sessions.
Governments need to step up their efforts to improve mental health care, which remains poorly resourced and underprioritized in too many countries, according to a…
While it might be assumed that Americans happily take time off, the reality is that the average U.S. employee takes only half of his or…
A typical Canadian family will pay nearly $12,000 for public healthcare this year, an increase of more than 50% over the last decade.
Manulife has entered into a three-year sponsorship as the Mental Health at Work Champion of Excellence with Excellence Canada to help improve the mental health…
I recently attended CPBI’s Forum in Boston. A theme that emerged loud and clear from the majority of the speakers on the topic of benefits…
While more than ever Canadian companies realize that a healthy workforce is more productive, there’s often a discrepancy between what employees expect from their health…
Nearly 300,000 employees from more than 1,200 organizations in 185 countries and across every industry have signed up for the Global Corporate Challenge.
Keeping your employees healthy is a challenge. Learn from these employers’ strategies.
Want to engage your employees in wellness? Learn from the gaming world and make it fun.
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…
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…
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…
More than a quarter of workers don't take a break other than lunch, according to a survey.
How do you create, implement and measure an effective wellness strategy? Three employers weighed in at Benefits Canada's Benefits & Pension Summit in Toronto.
One in five adult Canadians suffers from chronic pain, and there is a clear association between chronic pain and mental distress.
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.
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…
Lydia is concerned about Marcus.