Editorial: Employers embracing innovation, flexibility in DC plan design
The uniting theme at the 2022 Defined Contribution Plan Summit was financial wellness, a chief concern for any employer that offers a pension plan to…
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How education benefits can help employers attract, retain staff for long term
Nowadays, a person working at the same company for more than 10 years is a rare bird. In the last few years, younger employees are…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- August 12, 2022 August 11, 2022
- 08:40
U.S. supplemental health insurance premiums totalled $1.1B in Q1 2022: surveys
In the first quarter of 2022, new annual premiums for supplemental health insurance products totalled $1.1 billion in the U.S., a six per cent increase from…
- By: Staff
- July 15, 2022 July 14, 2022
- 09:00
Quebec paramedics striking for lower DB pension plan retirement age, equitable pay
Paramedics from 40 ambulance services across Quebec are striking to lower the required retirement age for their defined benefit pension plan and for pay equity…
- By: Staff
- July 7, 2022 July 6, 2022
- 09:00
AstraZeneca Canada supporting LGBTQ2S+ talent with employee resource group
AstraZeneca is supporting its LGBTQ2S+ workers and drawing new talent with a new employee resource group. The AZPride Canada ERG will focus on providing social…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022
- 15:00
How employers are integrating DEI into their benefits plans
When the Molson Coors Beverage Co. introduced gender affirmation benefits for its Canadian workforce early this year, it was an extension of its diversity, equity…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- June 24, 2022 June 23, 2022
- 08:57
How employers can dismantle unconscious bias in the workplace
AstraZeneca is taking steps to dismantle unconscious bias in the workplace as part of its wider efforts to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into its…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 24, 2022 June 23, 2022
- 08:52
KPMG allowing employees to work remotely from another province, country
KPMG in Canada is allowing employees to work remotely from another province or country in a bid to attract and retain talent amid a crowded…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 22, 2022 June 22, 2022
- 09:00
2022 BPS coverage: Plan sponsors should be bold with benefits plan design amid ‘Great Resignation’
The ‘Great Resignation’ is ushering in a period of great transformation for employers, the workforce and the workplace of the future, said Charmaine Alexander, senior…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- June 17, 2022 June 17, 2022
- 08:50
45% of remote, hybrid workers seeing improvement in performance: survey
More than two-fifths (45 per cent) of employees who work remotely or in a hybrid arrangement say their teams’ performance improved during the past two…
- By: Staff
- June 14, 2022 June 13, 2022
- 09:00
Apple, Microsoft boosting employee compensation amid inflation, tight labour market
Apple Inc. is upping its compensation package and giving its U.S. retail employees a pay increase of 10 per cent or more in a bid to…
- By: Staff
- June 3, 2022 June 2, 2022
- 09:00
Imperial Tobacco leverages career development to support employee well-being
The beginning of the coronavirus pandemic was the catalyst Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. needed to breathe new life into its employee wellness strategy. While the…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022
- 08:58
How employers are maximizing health-care spending and wellness accounts
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, health-care spending and wellness accounts have been vital tools in employers’ support toolboxes. Whether it’s increasing the dollar…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022
- 08:52