With the federal government’s budget announcing incoming changes for the pension, investment, benefits and human resources industries in March, there were a lot of big headlines in the news last month.
Here are the 10 most popular online news stories for March 2017:
1. Budget boosts parental leave to 18 months, introduces caregiving benefit
2. Alberta government retiree awarded $267K for ‘absurd’ pension calculation
3. CPP enhancements receive final sign-off
4. Toronto councillors question benefits loopholes flagged by auditor general
5. Postmedia benefits changes include closure of DB pension, EAP
6. Shoppers, Loblaw introduce medical marijuana into benefits plan
7. Drug Plan Trends Report: Alarm about costs sparks ‘monumental shift’
8. A primer on some of Canada’s catastrophic drug programs
9. Budget includes right to request flexible work, changes to internship rules
10. 91% of employers implement mental-health standard because it’s ‘right thing to do’
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