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Managers paid overtime as jails wound down from strike that didn’t happen

Managers paid overtime as jails wound down from strike that didn’t happen

Correctional managers in all of Ontario’s jails and detention centres were paid thousands of dollars in overtime gearing up for and winding down from a…

Canada faces ‘economic crisis’ if gender employment divide remains

Canada faces ‘economic crisis’ if gender employment divide remains

Job prospects for women are looking increasingly bleak as the so-called fourth industrial revolution puts female-dominated industries at imminent risk. In Canada, where the traditional…

Canada’s pension funds pulling back on global infrastructure

Canada’s pension funds pulling back on global infrastructure

Canada’s largest pension funds are walking away from more and more global infrastructure deals, saying that competition for assets has driven valuations too far, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:29
Employee Financial Well-Being to launch online pilot program

Employee Financial Well-Being to launch online pilot program

Employee Financial Well-Being will roll out an online financial education pilot program called Money Ecademy, which is designed to engage and nudge employees towards better financial…

20% of employers link pay to performance

20% of employers link pay to performance

Only one in five (20%) of North American companies find merit pay to be effective at driving higher levels of individual performance at their organization,…

The cost of hiring a toxic employee

The cost of hiring a toxic employee

How does a toxic employee compared to hiring a superstar? This is the question asked by Dylan Minor, a visiting assistant professor at Harvard Business School,…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:13
Payworks to launch group benefits

Payworks to launch group benefits

Payworks has launched a group benefits product that builds on its suite of payroll, HR and time management platforms. The group benefits plan, which is being…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:11
Federal pay equity motion adopted

Federal pay equity motion adopted

An opposition day motion on pay equity that was put forward by the NDP this week has been adopted. The motion aims to recognize pay equity…

  • By: Staff
  • February 5, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:43
40,000 protest pension reform as general strike grips Greece

40,000 protest pension reform as general strike grips Greece

Sporadic clashes broke out in central Athens Thursday as tens of thousands marched to the Greek Parliament during a general strike called to protest planned…

Benefits Alliance Group to launch HR solution

Benefits Alliance Group to launch HR solution

The Benefits Alliance Group is to launch a new online HR service, which will be available to its nearly 6,000 group benefits clients through Sudbury-based…

How to support staff with cancer on World Cancer Day

How to support staff with cancer on World Cancer Day

Events taking place around the world today will unite cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, clinicians and others to celebrate World Cancer Day. Globally, more than eight million…

64% have planned financially for retirement

64% have planned financially for retirement

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of working Canadians have done some planning for how they will finance their retirement, according to a new survey by RBC. The…

  • By: Staff
  • February 4, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:49
Pension plans feel effect of January’s volatile markets: survey

Pension plans feel effect of January’s volatile markets: survey

The health of Canadian pension plans suffered the effects of January’s slumping equity markets and declining bond yields, according to tracking results for the month…

CPP Investments joining €400M co-investment in French logistics firm, selling European non-performing loan portfolio

CPP Investments is participating in a €400 million co-investment deal in French logistics firm Proudreed, alongside funds managed by alternative asset investor Blackstone Inc. The…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2026 May 15, 2026
  • 15:00

Canadian institutional investors post 0.52% investment return in Q1 2026: report

Canadian institutional investors saw a median return of 0.52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new report by CIBC Mellon.…

  • By: Staff
  • May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026
  • 11:00

Canadian DB plans demonstrate resilience amid AI strain on equity market, global uncertainty: expert

Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors are finding portfolio resiliency in an environment challenged by questions about the technology sector in the U.S., says Katie…

ACPM asking feds for greater retirement savings pooling and portability

Allowing increased retirement savings pooling and portability can help improve efficiency, as well as pension plan member retention and continuity, according to a policy recommendation…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2026 May 13, 2026
  • 09:00

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

An article on how employers can support employees with vision loss when they’re required to use technology for work was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com…

  • By: Staff
  • May 15, 2026 May 14, 2026
  • 09:00

Permanent EOT legislation providing incentive for employers, supporting wealth distribution: expert

The federal government’s recent announcement that it will make the employee ownership trust tax exemption permanent is a major incentive for employers to transition their…