Equitable Life of Canada has launched a refreshed website for plan administrators that includes a number of new features and functionalities. The enhancements include: A…
Accompass Inc. has enlisted a trio of executive compensation consultants to expand the firm’s compensation services. Anand Parsan, Paula Gimenez and Neil Swiggum from Korn Ferry…
Last month, pharmaceutical company Mylan made headlines after hiking U.S. EpiPen prices by more than 500 per cent to more than US$600 for a pack…
When employers cover specialty medications, staff members, other companies, the overall economy and the health-care system all benefit, the Conference Board of Canada found in…
Increasing longevity, better health and the elimination of mandatory retirement means many Canadians are delaying their retirement past age 65, presenting employers with both advantages…
Citing changing expectations around health care, League Inc. founder Michael Serbinis called for Canada to embrace the changes needed to encourage innovation in employee benefits…
About 50,000 registered nurses working in Ontario’s hospital sector will see changes to their health benefits and attendance management policies, as well as wage increases…
As Unifor moves ahead in its contract negotiations with the Detroit Three, the union said part of the conversation will be around the automakers’ pension…
Canada Post’s tentative agreement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers doubles almost all paramedical benefits for rural and suburban mail carriers. The only exception…
“It would take me the entire hour to get rid of all the trigger points along your spine,” the massage therapist tells me during a…
From employer demands for increased productivity to new colleagues looking to fill their shoes, employees are feeling more pressure in the workplace than ever before.…
The Canadian economy loses $47.6 billion each year due to poor productivity from employees with depression ($32.3 billion) and anxiety ($17.3 billion), according to a…
Plan sponsors and provincial governments alike should include the HIV prevention medication PrEP in their formularies, AIDS activists say. Health Canada approved PrEP — a…
An article on the Quebec government’s adoption of legislation for variable payment life annuities was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are…
The growing adoption of prohibitions against demanding sick notes to substantiate short-term absences, related to the health of employees or their immediate families, is among…
An article on an arbitrator’s confirmation of the long-term disability exception to Ontario’s mandatory retirement rule was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week.…
Employers can appoint mental-health champions, use engaging communications and schedule learning sessions with their employee assistance programs to provide support during Blue Monday and year-round,…
As a 44-year-old — part of what’s come to be known as the ‘elder’ or ‘geriatric’ millennial demographic — it’s probably no surprise that I…
An article on changes to Newfoundland and Labrador’s employee leave legislation was the most-read benefits story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the top 10…
Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. That…
After five years of working long nights as a truck driver, Julius Mosley wanted a change. He found driving unfulfilling, and his teenage son needed…
Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employees say return-to-worksite mandates impose a financial burden, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among hybrid…