“I’m going to irritate a lot of people today,” began Dee Edington, keynote speaker on health management as a serious business strategy, at the Benefits…
Consulting firm Towers Watson says it has found evidence that employers with a fully engaged workforce tend to have higher profit margins.
Healthcare management and technology firm ClaimSecure has been acquired by Katz Group, which owns the retail pharmacy chain Rexall.
In many cases, the use of social media in the workplace has resulted in “time theft” or breaches in privacy or confidentiality rights of co-workers…
British Columbia is the most recent province to take a stand against workplace bullying. Amendments to the province’s Workers Compensation Act came into effect on…
Whether you’re overhauling your corporate culture, reinventing your brand or integrating lines of business, a well-communicated realignment of your pension and benefits program can serve…
No matter what language organizations use—layoffs, restructuring, downsizing or reorganization—whenever employees are let go, a sense of disengagement and loss of trust can develop among…
No matter what language organizations use—layoffs, restructuring, downsizing or reorganization—whenever employees are let go, a sense of disengagement and loss of trust can develop among…
Engaging your company’s staff into recognizing that they play an integral role in their own health and well-being may start at home and continue in…
Growing drug plan costs are putting pressure on benefits plan sponsors to move to managed formularies—but industry stakeholders must first work together to change the…
There are a number of reasons why employers should ensure that workers over the age of 50 remain actively employed with their organization. Nobody wants…
For all of the complexities in the group savings and group benefits world, the work of plan administrators and sponsors really comes down to a…
Mental illness costs the Canadian economy a staggering amount of money—in excess of $50 billion annually, according to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.…
An article on the federal government’s spring economic update, including the creation of Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund, was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this…
An article on how legislative changes in Alberta are impacting employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the…
A lawsuit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.’s Yellowknife bureau is serving as a broader wake-up call for employers navigating workplace culture, psychological safety and reputational…
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when organizations create conversations around psychological well-being through campaigns, webinars and internal communications. In the aftermath of…
Flight Centre Travel Group’s pair of wins at the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards is supporting the employer’s benefits communications strategy by reminding employees of available…
The Bank of Montreal is supporting employee mental health through an enhanced employee assistance program, an upcoming Indigenous cognitive behavioural therapy tool and an internal…
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…