caregiver leave – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 84% of U.S. employers planning to adjust leave programs in the next two years: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/84-of-u-s-employers-planning-to-adjust-leave-programs-in-the-next-two-years-survey/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151598 A majority (84 per cent) of U.S. employers are planning to make changes to their leave programs in the next two years, according to a new survey by WTW. The survey, which polled more than 500 U.S. employers, found nearly three-quarters of those that have made or plan to make changes cited supporting attraction and […]

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]]> Top 10 benefits stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-benefits-stories-of-2023/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148992 A story on how plan sponsors and insurers are considering covering weight-loss drugs as part of a broader push towards more inclusive benefits was the most-read benefits story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular benefits news stories of the year: 1. How plan sponsors, insurers are considering coverage of weight-loss drugs amid rising […]

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]]> How Snap is using flexible working to help ease new parents’ return to work https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-snap-is-using-flexible-working-to-help-ease-new-parents-return-to-work/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:58:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143239 By March 2021, nearly half a million Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic still hadn’t returned to work by the beginning of that year, according to data from the Royal Bank of Canada. It also found more than 200,000 women had slipped into the ranks of the long-term unemployed, a threefold increase […]

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]]> U.S. employers increasing family, caregiver benefits: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/u-s-employers-increasing-family-caregiver-benefits-survey/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139898 U.S. employers are increasing their family and caregiving benefits in 2023, according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. The survey, which polled more than 4,000 employers, found a quarter (25 per cent) said they cover infertility treatments and in vitro fertilization, while five per cent cover egg freezing for non-medical […]

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]]> Sodexo launches global benefits program including parental leave, life insurance https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/sodexo-launches-global-benefits-program-including-parental-leave-life-insurance/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134547 Sodexo Group is supporting its multinational workforce with parental and care leave, life insurance and an employee assistance phone line. The food services company will provide a minimum of 12 weeks of parental leave for the primary care provider, towards a goal of reaching 14 weeks in most countries. It will also provide two weeks […]

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]]> How employers can support female talent, diversify hiring in male-dominated industries https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-employers-can-support-female-talent-diversify-hiring-in-male-dominated-industries/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134108 Employers in traditionally male-dominated industries can use flexible benefits and a diversity-minded approach to hiring to attract more female talent, says Deirdre Chong-Smith, a compensation consultant at Eckler Ltd. “Something that tends to get overlooked when thinking about an inclusive workplace is having a flexible benefits package that can cover any type of person or […]

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]]> My Take: Employers can do more to shrink gender pay, pension gaps https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/my-take-employers-can-do-more-to-shrink-gender-pay-pension-gaps/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131618 Last October, Ontario’s pay equity office reported Canadian women received an average of 18 per cent less retirement income than men in 2020, which is three per cent higher than the gap observed in 1976, the earliest year for which data is available. How has progress moved backwards in the past 44 years, even though women are […]

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]]> 2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Strong mental-health supports critical to plan sponsors’ attraction, retention strategies https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-healthy-outcomes-conference-strong-mental-health-supports-critical-to-plan-sponsors-attraction-retention-strategies/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:52:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131153 In the face of a tight labour market and fierce competition for top talent, employee mental-health and well-being supports are emerging as key components of employers’ attraction and retention strategies. Speaking during a panel session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference, Zayna Khayat (left), vice-president of growth and client success at Teladoc Health, said […]

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]]> Employees with chronic diseases, caregiver responsibilities often shouldering invisible burden https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/employees-with-chronic-diseases-caregiver-responsibilities-often-shouldering-invisible-burden/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:53:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117069 Kristy Dickinson woke up on a recent Monday unable to move her body. The delay waiting for medication and a heating pad to kick in threw off her morning routine and a flare-up of gastrointestinal symptoms forced her to reschedule back-to-back work meetings. She wasn’t able to get her work done until later in the […]

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]]> Thomson Reuters offering workplace flexibility, enhanced paid leave https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/thomson-reuters-offering-workplace-flexibility-enhanced-paid-leave/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=116791 Thomson Reuters Corp. is providing employees with additional flexibility and paid leave to further support well-being and work-life balance. The media company is allowing employees to work from anywhere within their country of residence for up to eight weeks. In addition, employees can now take up to 10 paid days of caregiver leave, while bereavement […]

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