The Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) has revised the financial parameters of the basic drug plan to reflect the rising costs of the…
The majority of economic harm stemming from a pandemic such as the current A/H1N1 strain will be due to employee absenteeism. But, good planning can…
U.S. companies still see healthcare benefits as an integral part of their attraction and retention strategy and are recruiting staff in the effort to improve…
Until recently, generic drugs have been an afterthought when it comes to looking at ways to contain drug costs in private plans. Expensive biological drugs…
The prognostications of how long this economic downturn will last are as varied as the number of economists who have dared to venture a guess,…
The Air Canada employees heard about the shakeup in late March. The airline’s longtime CEO, Montie Brewer, had stepped down as bankruptcy rumours loomed and…
How to limit the risk of your workforce’s exposure Global health experts consider pandemics to be unpredictable, yet inevitable, forces of nature. They present unique…
The 2009 Healthy Outcomes Conference took place from March 31 to April 2 in beautiful Whistler, B.C.—the future site of the 2010 Olympics. Delegates networked…
Do you have a workforce ranging in age from 20 to 70? Then your retention strategy should take into account all of your worker generations.…
I recently met with the Working Well advisory board to garner a sense of the issues affecting those responsible for their organization’s workplace wellness. Not…
More flexibility required to meet women’s needs Women face unique challenges when dealing with mental illness, and employers need to be flexible in accommodating these…
We are all too painfully aware of the challenges facing friends and family who are enduring the frightening impact of job losses.When that lost job…
The country’s preeminent life and health insurance association says Canada’s public healthcare system is in trouble and should work closely with private industry to solve…
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…