Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that environment and genetics both carry a 20% stake in a person’s overall health. These…
As corporate merger and acquisition activity continues to increase, companies need to adjust how they leverage their compensation and benefits programs. The restructuring of these…
When you think about employee communications, what comes to mind? Websites, presentations, pamphlets, emails? If so, you’re not alone. For most organizations—and most plan sponsors—communication…
In accommodating an employee with a physical and/or mental disability in the workplace, the employer must follow a number of guidelines, but these should be…
U.S. employers should expect 2011 healthcare cost increases to be at their highest levels in the past five years, according to an analysis by Hewitt…
It is too easy to become immersed in the busy daily upkeep and management of our various jobs. After all, that is what we are…
The price of obesity is starting to add up for many employers in added benefits and absentee costs—especially for women, according to a U.S. study…
Great-West Life has launched a new credit card-based system, making it easier for plan members to pay for treatments covered under their respective plans. The…
For the past several years, the corporate communications world has been abuzz with two key messages—one new, the other old. The new is using the…
Americans remain generally unsatisfied with their healthcare system, but they are happy with the coverage they receive from their employer-sponsored plans, according to the 2010…
Generic drugs aren’t the only aspect of the healthcare system that is in need of reform. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently…
Do we have a great healthcare system in this country? Yes, we do, said Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, chair of the Ivey Centre for Health…
Desjardins Group launched an alternative transportation program alongside the “In Town Without My Car!” event to encourage employees to avoid traveling alone by car when…
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…
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…
Air Canada’s vice-president of global human resources discusses its total mental-health offering, working in a fast-moving industry and exploring the world with family and friends.…
Language barriers are undermining employees’ access to workplace benefits, reducing enrolment and engagement and increasing the risk of errors and misunderstandings, says Parbudyal Singh, professor…
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…