An article on Symcor Inc.’s approach to supporting employees going through menopause was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…
The New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan is reporting a funded status of 136.5 per cent as at Dec. 31, 2024, and will provide a…
The federal government is investing $29.9 million in the Service Employees International Union Healthcare’s retirement savings program to strengthen retirement security for Canada’s homecare workers.…
The median job tenure is nearly identical among employees across all generations, despite a prevailing myth that millennials and generation Z employees are more eager…
An article announcing the finalists of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
Amid a push to open U.S. capital accumulation plans to direct investments in private assets, it’s important for plan sponsors and members to take a…
A majority of U.S. employers are using non-qualified deferred compensation plans for executive retention (68 per cent) and to support broader financial planning goals such…
The real estate investment arm of one of the country’s largest pension funds is worried about the value of its assets if a B.C. billionaire…
Quebec’s pending implementation of variable payment life annuities would benefit more from a principles-based approach rather than a prescriptive framework, said the Canadian Institute of…
An article about the ongoing discussion around tattoos in the workplace was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five…
A rebound in public equities markets in the second quarter of 2025 has positively impacted retirement outcomes for capital accumulation plan members, according to a…
Six in 10 (60 per cent) of global defined contribution plan sponsors say the state of members’ retirement income is the biggest challenge facing DC…
Quebec’s incoming regulatory framework for variable payment life annuities requires additional clarity around the potential for fluctuating payouts to plan members, said the Association of…
It’s OK to ask for help is a lesson I’m learning very gradually. While I do lean heavily on my immediate family, particularly my parents,…
As employers and employees grapple with inflation, political turbulence and an economic slowdown, consultants are stepping up to offer support. That uncertainty also extends to…
While workplace savings programs have traditionally focused on retirement, there has been a shift in recent years to facilitate employees’ changing financial priorities and savings…
Just 65 per cent of U.S. employees believe they’re on track to retire at their desired age, according to a new survey by Voya Financial…
Nearly half (48 per cent) of U.S. employees say they expect to retire with less than US$500,000 even though they believe they’ll need $1.28 million,…
An article on the legal considerations for employers when terminating remote workers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top…
A pension dashboard that consolidates all of an individual’s pension and retirement information using pre-populated data would make it significantly easier for Canadians to access…
Nearly one in four divorced, separated or widowed U.S. women have less than one month’s worth of retirement savings, compared to fewer than one in…
Alberta’s Local Authorities Pension Plan is now allowing defined benefit pension plan sponsors to join by transferring their existing assets and liabilities into the LAPP.…
More than two-fifths (44 per cent) of U.S. Black retirees said they left the workforce earlier than planned due to a health issue or disability,…
Roughly three-quarters (73 per cent) of Canadian employers say the rising cost of benefits is the No. 1 issue influencing their benefits strategy this year,…
The union representing 2,100 workers at DHL Express Canada sites across the country has ratified a new four-year agreement that includes pension and benefits gains.…