What to do about biosimilars?
With a number of biologic drugs facing patent expiration, plan sponsors will have a lot to think about when it comes to considering how to…
- By: Suzanne Lepage
- January 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:58
Top Stories in Benefits
Benefits costs to trend even higher in 2017
When it comes to the cost of health benefits in 2017 and beyond, it’s no surprise industry experts are projecting increases across the board, from…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:55
A look at Japan’s unique death benefit
Some Japanese employees are literally working themselves to death. With hundreds of people succumbing to punishing overtime hours each year, the deaths are common enough…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- January 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:53
Why engagement is critical to managing short-term disability leaves
When support staff working for British Columbia’s public education system call in sick for up to six consecutive days, they receive notification from a union…
- By: Jann Lee
- January 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 08:52
New report highlights correlation between LTD claims and the economy
Long-term disability rates will decrease by 3.2 per cent on average through the first half of this year compared to the last half of 2016,…
- By: Staff
- January 12, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:48
B.C. logging company brings in happiness expert to help start 2017
As part of its efforts to focus on wellness and expand its health and safety program, a B.C. logging company hosted two seminars with a…
- By: Jennifer Paterson
- January 12, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:31
Manulife boosts mental-health benefits for staff to $10,000 per year
Manulife is providing more mental-health support to employees by increasing its annual coverage of mental-health services to $10,000 per person. Previously, employees could claim up…
- By: Jann Lee
- January 11, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:34
Morneau Shepell acquires another Montreal-based EAP provider
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Longpré, an employee assistance and wellness program provider based in Montreal. The move expands the company’s presence in Quebec following…
- By: Staff
- January 10, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:00
Drug prices review, decumulation among top issues for 2017
As the new year begins, what are the key benefits, pension and investment issues facing plan sponsors in the coming months? For those providing benefits, drug…
- By: Jann Lee
- January 9, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 10:02
Have your say: Should the feds tax employer-paid health-care benefits?
In December, Benefits Canada reported that nine associations representing health-care providers are urging the federal government to leave private health and dental insurance as non-taxable benefits.…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- January 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:45
Helping employees start the new year off on a healthy foot
Beginning a new year is an opportune time to talk to employees about optimistic behaviour modification and, above all else, overindulgence. For most of us,…
- January 6, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:40
Change to make Trillium first payer could have major impact on private plans
Ontario’s Trillium drug plan has announced it’s modernizing its systems and infrastructure and has refocused efforts on altering the way co-ordination of benefits takes place…
- January 5, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:08
Hundreds of veterans likely affected by cuts to medicinal pot allotment
Almost three-quarters of veterans using medical marijuana will feel the impact this spring when the federal government imposes a new limit on the amount of…
- By: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press
- January 4, 2017 September 13, 2019
- 09:30
Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week
An article on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s affirmation of a $1.5 million punitive damages award was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the…
- By: Staff
- February 9, 2024 February 8, 2024
- 09:00
Court of Appeal upholds $1.5 million punitive damages award in LTD claims case
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s affirmation of a $1.5 million punitive damages award — reportedly the largest award of its kind in a Canadian long-term…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- February 2, 2024 February 1, 2024
- 09:00
Manulife, Loblaw deal to deliver specialty drugs sparks access, competition concerns
Some pharmacare policy experts are raising concerns about competition and patient access to much-needed medication after Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription…
- By: Sammy Hudes, the Canadian Press
- January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024
- 09:00
Expert panel: How employers can support neurodiverse workers through benefits, workplace policies
Canadian employers have taken important steps forward on a range of diversity, equity and inclusion matters. That work continues, particularly in the context of neurodiversity,…
- By: Kim Siddall
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 09:00
Editorial: Turning challenge into opportunity
As I write this column, I’m reflecting on the spectrum of weather I’ve witnessed this past winter. From my office window in southwestern Ontario, I…
- By: Blake Wolfe
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 09:00
Q&A with BMO Financial Group’s Vanessa Lewerentz
The organization’s chief inclusion officer discusses building an inclusive learning roadmap, the adoption of AI in the HR space and finding ways to nourish her…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
- 08:52
New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes
Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he’s not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, he’s working as an administrative assistant for a local community…
- By: Wyatte Grantham-Philips, the Associated Press
- November 29, 2023 November 29, 2023
- 15:00
U.S. government launching initiative to encourage more employee ownership
The U.S. Department of Labor is launching an employee ownership initiative to encourage more employers and employees to take advantage of these opportunities. The new…
- By: Staff
- July 26, 2023 July 25, 2023
- 09:00
Report finds DEI increasingly important in talent attraction, retention efforts
While more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of employers say the macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting recruitment, three-quarters (74 per cent) say it hasn’t reduced…
- By: Staff
- April 11, 2023 April 10, 2023
- 09:00