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Expert panel: How employers can support neurodiverse workers through benefits, workplace policies

bwolfe — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000

Canadian employers have taken important steps forward on a range of diversity, equity and inclusion matters. That work continues, particularly in the context of neurodiversity, which applies to an estimated 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the global population. Neurodiversity is a broad category that includes autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, […]

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Expert panel: How employers can support a multigenerational workforce

bwolfe — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:30 +0000

Between 2000 and 2022, the average retirement age among Canadians climbed from 61.6 to 64.6, the highest it’s been since 1982, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency’s June 2023 labour force survey found 22 per cent of Canadians aged 55 to 59 were either partially or completely retired. The same was true of […]

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Expert panel: How employers can align their benefits plan and DEI strategy

bwolfe — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:00:13 +0000

The documentation of formal diversity, equity and inclusion policies and approaches is one of the most significant changes to the Canadian workplace over the last decade. Progress of this magnitude seldom comes quickly. Employers are being asked tough questions about their implementation of the goals they’ve laid out — and they’re not always getting great […]

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Expert panel: How hybrid, remote working can impact employee health, disability management

bwolfe — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:40 +0000

The majority (88 per cent) of Canadians employees say the coronavirus pandemic changed how they work in one or more ways, a percentage that increases among employees who work remotely (91 per cent) and those in a hybrid work arrangement (96 per cent), according to a survey conducted by RKI Inc. this spring. The results […]

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Expert panel: Seven important questions as pandemic moves into endemic phase

bwolfe — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:00:09 +0000

In three short years, the relationship between Canadian employers and employees has changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on health, finances and overall sense of security. While there’s a lot of talk about the world settling into a new normal in 2023, it’s not clear what that will look like. The […]

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Expert panel: How employers can support employee wellness ahead of a looming recession

bwolfe — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:00:39 +0000

Every day, it seems the news includes a story or two about the economy and whether or not a recession is coming. At the same time, with interest rates, inflation and day-to-day costs rising, employees may already be feeling anxious about their ability to meet their financial obligations. Some employees will be feeling concerned about […]

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Expert panel: How employers can support working parents this summer

bwolfe — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:00:49 +0000

Heading into the summer months, parents of young or school-aged children are likely juggling work with gaps in their childcare needs. While many working parents are adept at cobbling together childcare week by week, sometimes plans don’t quite come together. Some may experience barriers to securing all the care they need due to gaps in […]

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Expert panel: Considerations for disability management in a hybrid work environment

mdunne — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:00:10 +0000

As this wave of the coronavirus pandemic abates and more organizations settle into their respective futures of work, leadership teams are considering how the many factors around the management of work and people will need to evolve. While some organizations don’t want — or can’t — change where people work, those that can have numerous […]

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Expert panel: Designing a benefits plan for the new world of work in 2022 and beyond

mdunne — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:00:12 +0000

As companies adapt their people strategies for return to the office or for a new remote or hybrid work arrangement, employee retention will be a key consideration in 2022. The coronavirus pandemic has created a buyer’s labour market with many people either contemplating or making a change in their employer. Employees are assessing how they […]

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Expert panel: Six ways to incorporate green initiatives into benefits offerings

mdunne — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:39 +0000

The Council of Parties to the United Nations’ climate convention, known as COP26, which is currently underway in Glasgow has put climate change on the global stage and top of mind for many employers and employees. There are many elements an employer can take into consideration when crafting a benefits strategy — competitiveness in the […]

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