Mercer is making some changes to its executive suite, with two newly created global roles. Martine Ferland, the company’s former president of Europe and Pacific and co-president of…
I am woman. Hear me roar. It may seem a rather cliched way to open my first editorial for Benefits Canada, but it’s no exaggeration…
Women made up nearly half (47.7 per cent) of Canada’s workforce in 2016, according to figures from Statistics Canada, marking a noteworthy rise on 1976’s…
Just six months after a City of Calgary employee started her job as a tractor-trailer driver, everything started to go wrong. Her foreman and indirect…
While total rewards were once based on pay and benefits in an attempt to cultivate long-term employee loyalty, the concept has evolved, according to Mercer Canada’s Gordon Frost. “We…
With a growing number of commuters in Britain using free Wifi on their journey to and from the workplace to catch up on work emails, is it…
The federal government has published its findings from nearly a year of consultations on federal labour standards with Canadian citizens, unions, labour organizations, employers, employer organizations…
Two-thirds (69 per cent) of working parents have either left or considered leaving a job due to lack of flexibility, according to a survey by FlexJobs.…
On Oct. 17, 2018, it will be legal to purchase and consume recreational cannabis in Canada. In a recent survey of Mercer’s employer clients and Canadian employees, we found…
Canadian employers are offering additional benefits, flexible working opportunities and broadening their view of talent pools to fill job openings, according to a new survey…
A new collective agreement for 6,500 health-care employees in Nova Scotia includes a new employee retention incentive and the option to take a payout from…
One-third of Canadian employers feel prepared for the impending legalization of cannabis, according to a new survey by Mercer Canada. The survey, which polled 366 Canadian…
Improving the mental health of employees ranks ahead of physical health and wellness as a top priority for human resources leaders for 2019, according to a…
An article on Ottawa Community Housing Corp.’s benefits communication strategy was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human…
In an increasingly automated world, the adoption of artificial intelligence adoption is rapidly reshaping the types and number of roles that organizations seek. AI is…
While 41 per cent of global organizations say they have a program for ‘recognition champions’ — employees who actively model and promote recognition so it…
Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All day long, she laboured to…
A high-profile harassment complaint involving a former Canadian Broadcasting Corp. anchor is a reminder for Canadian employers of the legal risks tied to mishandling workplace…
A majority of employers still don’t have a formal strategy for communicating workplace change, despite identifying it as their most urgent internal communications need, according…
A former Beast Industries employee is suing MrBeast’s media production company after she was allegedly fired from her social media manager job upon returning from maternity leave…
The federal government is launching consultations on ways to improve labour relations to support Canada’s economy and communities. Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is looking for…
The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development has introduced new guidelines for determining whether a remote employee’s home office amounts to a permanent establishment that…