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BDO partnering with NGOs to address workplace accessibility gaps

BDO Canada is partnering with two non-governmental organizations to address accessibility gaps within the workplace. The consultancy is working with the Institute for Research and Development on…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • September 26, 2023 September 25, 2023
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Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to DB plan

More than 5,600 Ford of Canada workers have voted in favour of ratifying a three-year collective agreement that includes improvements to the defined contribution and…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
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Men more likely than women to report reduced stress due to financial wellness programs: survey

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2023 September 22, 2023
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Half of U.S. workers say employee well-being supports healthy workplace culture: survey

While half (51 per cent) of U.S. workers say improving employee well-being is a key action that employers can take to create a healthy workplace…

  • By: Staff
  • September 22, 2023 September 22, 2023
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Employers contending with impacts of triple-peak work hours amid rise in flexible working

While flexible working arrangements may render the traditional workday obsolete, concepts like triple-peak work hours may jeopardize the work-life balance employees are seeking. A report…

34% of plan members used virtual health-care services in the last year: survey

A third (34 per cent) of benefits plan members say they’ve received health-care services virtually by phone or computer over the past year, down from…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2023 September 20, 2023
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70% of U.S. SMEs standardizing parental leave for all employees: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of U.S. small- and medium-sized employers that offer parental leave are providing the same leave option to all employees,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2023 September 20, 2023
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InvestX balancing productivity, employee well-being in return-to-office strategy

Vancouver-based investment firm InvestX Financial Canada Ltd. is balancing flexibility, employee productivity and well-being by requesting all employees work onsite each Tuesday. The ‘Together Tuesdays’…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • September 19, 2023 September 18, 2023
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Editorial: Getting personal about life as a working single mom

Every time I sit down to write my editorial for our annual Women’s Issue, now in its sixth year, the themes these issues highlight for…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new risk management guideline was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
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Webinar coverage: Employers embracing gender affirmation coverage, menopause education as they increase focus on DEI

After years of viewing diversity, equity and inclusion as a side-of-the-desk issue, Canadian employers are increasingly considering it a top priority and integrating their organizational DEI…

  • By: Kelsey Rolfe
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
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Head to head: Are employers making progress on the gender pay gap?

While Canada has had pay equity laws since the 1970s, gender pay gaps still exist, but new pay transparency legislation in British Columbia is aiming…

How Snap is using flexible working to help ease new parents’ return to work

By March 2021, nearly half a million Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic still hadn’t returned to work by the beginning of…

Canadian women share what evolving benefits and workplace policies mean to them

When Jessica Charbonneau decided to have a child through assisted reproduction a few years ago, it wasn’t cheap, but her employer helped shoulder some of…

  • By: Kelsey Rolfe
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
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Getting to know Shannan Corey and the Saskatchewan Pension Plan

Working in the pension industry has always been aligned with Shannan Corey’s personal interests and values. Her father was an actuary so she was exposed…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
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Has the Federal Pay Equity Act helped to close Canada’s gender pay gap?

The Federal Pay Equity Act, which took effect on Aug. 31, 2021, requires all federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees to prepare and…

  • By: Moira Potter
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
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U.S. workers who understand benefits plan say they’re happier, have greater stability: survey

The majority of U.S. workers who say they understand their workplace benefits plan are happier (76 per cent) and have a greater sense of overall…

  • By: Staff
  • September 13, 2023 September 12, 2023
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Survey finds 53% of U.S. workers say DEI a key factor when searching for new job

More than half (53 per cent) of U.S. workers say diversity, equity and inclusion is a key factor when considering a new job, a percentage…

  • By: Staff
  • September 13, 2023 September 12, 2023
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Office real estate investments, valuations declined in 2022: report

Investments in office real estate, as a part of total transaction activity, declined by 20 per cent in North America and 50 per cent in…

  • By: Staff
  • September 12, 2023 September 11, 2023
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Canadian employers say competing for talent, rising mental-health issues impacting benefits strategy: survey

Canadian employers say competition for talent (84 per cent), rising mental-health issues (63 per cent) and a focus on inclusion and diversity (48 per cent)…

  • By: Staff
  • September 11, 2023 September 10, 2023
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Survey finds few U.S. employers offering 4-day workweek

Just five per cent of U.S. employers say they’re offering a four-day workweek as a flexible working arrangement for employees, according to a new survey by…

  • By: Staff
  • September 8, 2023 September 10, 2023
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Online gig work growing rapidly, but workers lack benefits, retirement plans: report

Roughly half of online gig workers across the globe don’t have a retirement plan, a percentage that increases among Venezuelan (73 per cent) and Nigerian (75 per…

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article announcing the finalists in Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular…

  • By: Staff
  • September 8, 2023 September 7, 2023
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Metro, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains

The union representing 3,700 frontline grocery workers at 27 Metro Inc. stores across the Greater Toronto Area has ratified a collective agreement that includes pension and…

  • By: Staff
  • September 7, 2023 September 6, 2023
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Return-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Jamie Burke was happy with her job. Working in property management, the extroverted Vancouverite went into the office every day, took…