As companies deal with managing benefits costs while attracting and retaining skilled talent, the link between employee benefits strategies and business and financial goals is…
ACE INA Life Insurance has launched the SPECTRUM Group Critical Illness Insurance Plan, which features unique benefits such as second event coverage and coverage for…
Consumer-driven health(CDH)plans are growing in popularity in the United States, according to a survey. The study conducted by Aon and the International Society of Certified…
While many baby boomers will retire within the next decade, a number will choose to stay on the job. How will employers address absence management…
Businesses should start putting limits on the culture of having to be in constant contact with the office, says Rod Phillips, CEO of Shepell•fgi. “More…
Many organizations have information readily available to help them gauge the effectiveness of their employee benefit programs—data that’s accessible without having to go on a…
The increasing number of older Americans in the labour force is likely being driven by the need to obtain affordable employment-based health insurance and the…
Emergis has renewed its service agreement with The Great-West Life Assurance Company. Under this new five-year deal, Great-West Life will continue using Emergis’s Assure Claims…
At this year’s Solutions in Drug Plan Management Conference, experts, employers and health professionals shared how they’re promoting workplace health programs and helping employees take…
Manulife Financial has been contracted by Canada Post to implement its absence solution product for their national disability management program. It represents the largest sale…
Part 1: Public-Private collaboration is overdue Part 1 of a two-part series on the benefits of public-private collaboration in sparking innovation and competitive advantage. Our…
Reluctantly, I admit to being involved in and around health benefits for 25 years now. When I started underwriting, mainframe computers ruled. There were no…
The latest rules imposed by the Regie de l’assurance maladie du Quebec(RAMQ)regarding Bill 130 will cause some difficulties for plan sponsors, according to a report…
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…