While employees want good benefits, finding ways to effectively convey information about the plan can be a challenge, particularly when today’s workforce is far from…
Organizational redesign is everywhere, but human resources departments aren’t ready to handle it, a new study from Mercer has found. While 93 per cent of…
In its response to the Ministry of Labour’s Changing Workplace Review, Ontario announced it will prohibit employers from demanding doctors’ notes for the first 10…
Canadian employees are becoming more confident in their ability to juggle work and home responsibilities, a new survey from Robert Half Management Resources has found.…
While the revitalized United States economy and strong financial markets are part of the story, the biggest factors affecting American employees’ financial optimism are tied…
As social media feeds flood with click bait and half-baked stories and reporting from respected American media institutions comes under fire as fake news by anyone…
The top drivers for using benefits technology include reducing costs (36 per cent), better control or management of benefits data (35 per cent), improving benefits…
Among the changes announced by the federal government in its budget yesterday is the cancellation of the Canada savings bond program, a savings vehicle many employers have…
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton went back to the basics of budgeting and planning when it hosted a recent series of financial education sessions for employees. The…
Whether on the rink or in the boardroom, consistency is key to success. “Anyone can get lucky and have a good game,” says Ross Bernstein,…
Almost half (46 per cent) of employees report they or their colleagues have taken time off after an organizational change, according to new research by…
Whenever we mention the phrase “medical marijuana in the workplace,” we’re met with eye-rolls and smirks. After all, a poll we conducted in September 2016…
The greatest generational differences in today’s workforce are employees’ communication skills, ability to adapt to change and technical acumen, according to new research by Robert…
We’ve all heard over and over again that Canadians spend more than they earn, a trend that has been around for a couple of generations.…
Despite employers struggling to retain millennials, only 10 per cent have done anything to integrate them with co-workers from other generations, according to a new…
At design services firm Dialog, awkward annual reviews with their nerve-wracking five-point rating system are no more. “No-one enjoyed doing them,” says Tania Oppedisano, Dialog’s…
Domtar Corp. hosted its first total reward week at its Canadian head office in Montreal at the end of September to help employees understand their…
Incivility in the workplace is a much larger issue than most employers realize and should be addressed in every organization in some capacity. In most…
Convergint Technologies is hosting what it calls a No Spender November effort this month to encourage its employees to be more aware about their individual…
If you ask me what I remember from taking the careers course in Grade 10, I would only be able to recall that a quiz…
While text messaging has become a relatively common practice in today’s workplace, some employers are still hesitant about receiving notice of an absence through text…
Victoria Airport Authority is focusing on its employees’ total health as it hosts a number of events and programs for Healthy Workplace Month in October.…
After hearing in May that the federal government was consulting with Canadians on bringing the right to request flexible working to all federally regulated employees,…
Employees at Lakeside Process Controls Ltd., a process automation company based in Mississauga, Ont., sometimes call in sick by sending text messages to their managers.…
The stop-gap deal between Canada Post Corp. and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers includes maintaining the defined benefit pension plan for all current and…