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

An article on whether Canada should implement flexible working legislation was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week.

Here are the five most popular news stories of the week:

1. Should Canada implement flexible working legislation for all workplaces?

2. How DC plan sponsors can prevent a Muslim pension gap

3. How employers can support employees impacted by wildfires

4. Employers expect to offer wider variety of benefits for different generations: report

5. Manitoba’s TRAF returns -0.42%, increases funded ratio in 2022

Webinar coverage: A look at the full impact of alopecia areata

Hair — including eyelashes, eyebrows and body hair — protects the body from environmental factors such as temperature and also helps with how humans feel...

By: Suzanne Lepage
April 29, 2024 April 29, 2024
09:00

WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion

The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from...

By: Staff
April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
15:00

Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy: institutional investor group

A group of institutional investors is voicing concerns about the rise of virtual-only shareholder meetings they say risk eroding shareholder democracy. In an open letter...

By: The Canadian Press
April 19, 2024 April 19, 2024
11:30

Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver

Unifor has filed two applications with the B.C. Labour Relations Board to represent Amazon.com Inc. workers in New Westminster and Delta, B.C. “Workers at Amazon are seeking...

By: The Canadian Press
April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024
15:00

Today's top stories

How climate change is impacting benefits, employee health

During Canada’s unprecedented 2023 wildfire season, 6,500 individual fires burned more than 18.4 million hectares of land — and wildland firefighters bore the brunt of...

By: Kelsey Rolfe
April 12, 2024 April 11, 2024
08:54

Younger employees expect a 10% raise if unable to work in a hybrid arrangement: survey

Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working...

By: Staff
April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
15:00

Survey finds 95% of U.S. public pension funds employ investment consultants

More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The...

By: Staff
April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
15:45

Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt

In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making...

By: Sadie Janes
April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
09:00