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

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

1. How flexible dress codes can support DEI amid post-pandemic return to office

2. With Ford, GM employees set to join CAAT’s DBplus pension, what’s next for U.S. auto workers?

3. National pharmacare program will cost $40BN annually with shift of $14BN in private insurance

4. Canada among top countries for work-life balance: report

5. 71% of Canadian women say inflation is impacting their mental health: survey

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

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

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

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

Just a third of U.K pension plan members feel they’ve saved enough to retire: survey

Only a third (31 per cent) of U.K. pension plan members say they have sufficient retirement savings, down slightly from 32 per cent in 2022,...

By: Staff
April 26, 2024 April 25, 2024
09:00

Canadians’ happiness with work-life balance, employer support increases in April: survey

Canadians’ happiness in the workplace increased to 6.8 points out of 10 in April, up slightly from 6.6 in March, according to a new survey by...

By: Staff
April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
15:00