Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on the City of Philadelphia’s return-to-office mandate was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…
Top Stories in Human resources
Employers can help gen Z workers feel less isolated through social activities, mentoring: experts
Generation Z workers may be feeling more disconnected or isolated due to the effects of remote work, but employers can help by providing opportunities for…
- By: Sadie Janes
- July 26, 2024 July 25, 2024
- 09:00
Vibrant Marketing helping break down period stigma in the workplace
Vibrant Marketing is helping break down period stigma in the workplace by making sure free menstrual products are available for employees in its office washrooms.…
- By: Sadie Janes
- July 24, 2024 July 23, 2024
- 09:00
Majority of Canadian employees recognize link between financial well-being, mental health: report
Nearly all (95 per cent) Canadian employees recognize their financial situation significantly impacts their personal well-being and 92 per cent of human resources leaders agree,…
- By: Staff
- July 23, 2024 July 22, 2024
- 09:00
City of Philadelphia employees ordered back to office 5 days per week
The City of Philadelphia is ordering all 26,000 municipal employees back to the office five days per week, according to a report by National Public…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2024 July 18, 2024
- 15:00
32% of employers say minimum wage hikes result in increased wages across their company: survey
A third (32 per cent) of Canadian employers say mandatory minimum wage hikes result in increased wages across the entire company, according to a new…
- By: Staff
- July 22, 2024 July 19, 2024
- 09:00
Global employers say parental leave, EAPs among most prevalent minimum employee benefits: survey
The most prevalent minimum employee benefits that are offered by multinational companies are employee assistance programs and life insurance (73 per cent), maternity leave (70…
- By: Staff
- July 19, 2024 July 19, 2024
- 13:30
How Pizza Pizza is aligning DEI, workplace culture with corporate strategy
Pizza Pizza Ltd. is constantly evolving its diversity, equity and inclusion and culture strategies to ensure they align with employees’ evolving needs as well as…
- By: Sadie Janes
- July 19, 2024 July 18, 2024
- 09:00
2024 Mental Health Summit: How plan sponsors can support employees’ self-management of mental health
While self-management strategies for mental health can empower plan members, plan sponsors also have a role to play in creating a work environment that’s conducive…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 16, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 07:59
2024 Mental Health Summit: The importance of mental-health training for people leaders
People leaders and managers have an important role to play in the well-being of their team members, said Carmen Bellows, registered psychologist and director of…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 16, 2024 July 15, 2024
- 07:58
2024 Mental Health Summit: How plan sponsors can support grieving employees
People going through the loss of a loved one often worry they’re not grieving in the right way if their experience differs from their and…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 16, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 07:56
2024 Mental Health Summit: The past, present and future of EAPs in Canada
Warren Shepell has had a front-row seat for the evolution of how mental health has been treated in the workplace. Shepell was the pioneer and…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 16, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 07:53
2024 Mental Health Summit: What does effective integration of psychological health and safety look like?
When the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace was released just over a decade ago by the Mental Health Commission of…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 16, 2024 July 23, 2024
- 07:52
2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit: The role of rehabilitation consultants in disability management
While disability management poses many challenges to plan sponsors, rehabilitation consultants can address many of these hurdles, said Francis Marois, manager of the rehabilitation team…
- By: Kelsey Rolfe
- July 8, 2024 July 3, 2024
- 07:54
Hunting for discounts and deals? Don’t forget to check perks through your workplace
Everyone loves a deal, but many Canadians either forget or don’t realize they can find discounts through their workplace. “There really are a lot [of…
- By: Nina Dragicevic, the Canadian Press
- June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024
- 15:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
A story discussing the factors leading employees to delay taking time off and instead engage in ‘quiet vacationing’ was the most-read story this week on…
- By: Staff
- June 21, 2024 June 20, 2024
- 09:00
Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week
An article on legal challenges filed against the federal government’s hybrid work mandate for public service employees was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week.…
- By: Staff
- May 31, 2024 May 30, 2024
- 09:00
Unions representing federal public service workers file legal challenges against hybrid work mandate
Unions representing more than 270,000 federal public service workers have filed a series of legal challenges to the federal government’s new mandate requiring its workers…
- By: Staff
- May 27, 2024 May 24, 2024
- 09:00
Canada Life facing gov’t financial sanctions following delayed benefits access for public employees
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
- By: Staff
- May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024
- 15:00
49% of executive leaders say financial stress preventing frontline staff from doing best work: survey
Nearly half (49 per cent) of executive leaders say financial stress often or very often prevents their frontline workers from doing their best work, according to…
- By: Staff
- July 15, 2024 July 16, 2024
- 15:00
Employers considering dropping dental from benefits plan should think twice: expert
Employers that are considering dropping dental coverage from their benefits plan following the launch of the national dental care program are advised to think twice, says Graham Young, director…
- By: Lauren Bailey
- July 12, 2024 July 12, 2024
- 09:00
CBSA, PSAC, CIU agreement includes pension, benefits gains
The unions representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees have ratified a four-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement…
- By: Staff
- July 12, 2024 July 11, 2024
- 09:00