With the growth of the gig economy and the traditional workplace become increasingly flexible and informal, the way in which employees dress for work is…
Microsoft Corp. is launching a new family caregiver benefit for all employees. To date, the benefit has rolled out in 22 countries, including in the United…
Employers still looking to engage employees in the spirt of Canada’s 150th anniversary can tie the event into their workplace volunteering programs. To coincide with Canada 150,…
Goodbye casual Fridays. More companies with traditional dress codes are loosening their policies and allowing employees to dress as they please every day of the…
The University of Saskatchewan will be reducing 75 senior employees’ salaries and benefits in an effort to address a funding shortfall. “Following the substantial cut…
Bob Bellamy started working as a handyman in 1947, when he was just 16 years old. Over the next 70 years, he moved up through…
Despite all of the worries over costs, more than half of employers surveyed by Benefits Canada expect benefits to be more generous 20 years from now.…
With incentives like a staff lunch on Fridays and free transportation to work, Toronto-based Flipp Corp. has tapped into some of the unique benefits and…
As part of its celebration of its 40th anniversary, Benefits Canada followed up on research undertaken five years ago into plan sponsors’ attitudes towards their…
On one of the top floors of a non-descript building in downtown Toronto, Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s care access centre representatives are fielding intake calls, the…
In 2013, McKesson Canada Corp. launched a wellness program in an effort to reduce benefits costs and expenses resulting from decreased productivity and engagement and…
CIBC, Destination Canada and Via Rail are among employers aligning their employee engagement efforts with the celebration of 150 years since Confederation. Since CIBC is…
Employers with recognition programs may be missing the mark in engaging younger employees, according to a new study by the Conference Board of Canada. It…
With summer season in full swing, just how many Canadians are planning on taking their vacation in the next few months? A 2017 RBC Insurance…
A new technology platform has entered Canada’s benefits and human resources industry, adding to the multiple disruptors already active in the sector. On Wednesday, Rise…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has appointed Richard Bird as chair of the board of directors, effective Oct. 21, 2017. Bird succeeds Mac Van Wielingen, who…
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…
The federal government has introduced a new program aimed at simplifying employers’ recruitment processes for high-skilled temporary workers from abroad. The Global Talent Stream program, which is part of…
Social media company Pinterest is introducing new benefits to support employees with the financial costs of adoption and surrogacy. As of July 1, the company…
Take your kids to work day happens all summer long at the Indianapolis campus of Roche’s diagnostics division. The drug company has hosted an on-site summer…
Company-wide recognition programs are widespread, offered by 81 per cent of employers, according to World at Work’s latest trends in employee recognition report. The report,…
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…
The Ontario government has responded to the Ministry of Labour’s report on workplace standards with a number of proposed changes, including introducing paid personal emergency…
While 37 per cent of Canadian employees expect their workplace to focus more on employee health in the coming years, health and well-being ranked in the…
Alberta has published proposed amendments to the province’s employment standards code and labour relations code that would support family-friendly workplaces and bring the province’s standards…