Some 15,000 CN Rail employees have completed rail courses as part of the organization’s employee training program. The program, which combines classroom lessons with practical training, features…
With plan sponsors facing growing pressure from rising drug costs, is it time for them to cut back on paramedical services like massage therapy in…
Willis Towers Watson has developed a model that helps insurance companies and pension funds to predict mortality patterns to more accurately price insurance cover, calculate…
The solvency position of Canadian pension plans declined in the first quarter of 2016, an impact of volatile markets, according to two reports published this week.…
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has launched a series of 10 low-cost target retirement funds for qualified institutional investors, including plan sponsors in Canada. These funds are…
The clear message when Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart prepared to redesigned their benefits plan was that they weren’t going to spend any more money. “When…
New Brunswick’s two largest public sector pension plans are joining forces. The trustee boards of the Public Service Shared Risk Plan, which covers most employees in…
As Ontario inches closer to launching its mandatory pension program, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, the pension industry remains polarized about the plan’s impact on…
Five stars from the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s national team have accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination in an action filed with the…
University hangs on to fossil fuel holdings
Education Minister Liz Sandals says it looks like Ontario teachers are taking more sick days because they lost the right to bank them and take…
While proponents are expressing concern about the absence of any mention of target-benefit pension plans in the recent federal budget, the omission doesn’t mean Ottawa has lost interest in…
A California Assembly panel has given preliminary approval to raising the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Members of the Assembly Appropriations…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is considering selling Amica Senior Lifestyles in a deal that could be worth $5 billion, according to report by Bloomberg. The…
Unifor is temporarily withdrawing its applications to represent workers at two Vancouver-area Amazon facilities, accusing the e-commerce giant of providing a “suspiciously high” employee count.…
Meridian Credit Union is focusing on flexibility and mentorship to promote gender equity and female leadership in the historically male-dominated financial industry. According to the…
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…
A story on how Organon Canada is supporting women employees at every stage of their career was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top…
The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology pension plan saw a net return of 9.5 per cent for 2023, with net assets of $20.1 billion,…