employee happiness – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Survey finds 57% of Canadian employees would feel happier at work if they got a raise https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/57-of-canadian-employees-would-feel-happier-at-work-if-they-got-a-raise-survey/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154037 More than half (57 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’d feel happier in the workplace if they got a raise, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found roughly a third said a bonus would make them happier (35 per cent) or more vacation […]

The post Survey finds 57% of Canadian employees would feel happier at work if they got a raise appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Work-life balance driving Canadian employees’ happiness: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/work-life-balance-driving-canadian-employees-happiness-survey/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152816 Work-life balance continues to be the No. 1 factor driving Canadians’ workplace happiness, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found employees gave work-life balance and support the highest work happiness scores, ranking it 6.9 points on a scale of one to 10, followed by […]

The post Work-life balance driving Canadian employees’ happiness: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Baby boomers are the happiest employees in the workplace: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/baby-boomers-are-the-happiest-employees-in-the-workplace-survey/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151382 For the 13th consecutive month, baby boomers are the happiest generation in the workplace, reporting an average happiness level of 7.1 on a scale of one to 10, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 workers, found generation Z (6.7 points) was the next happiest generation, […]

The post Baby boomers are the happiest employees in the workplace: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Survey finds 47% of Canadian workers happy with current role, responsibilities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/47-of-canadian-workers-happy-with-current-role-responsibilities-survey/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148172 Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they feel happy with their current job and responsibilities, according to a new survey by ADP Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found that, on a scale of one to 10, workers reported an average happiness score of 6.8, up from 6.7 in […]

The post Survey finds 47% of Canadian workers happy with current role, responsibilities appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-63/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148089 An article on how Desjardins Insurance is supporting employee financial wellness was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness 2. Canadian employers implementing four-day workweek note increased worker happiness, productivity: report 3. OPB appointing Darwin […]

The post Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/new-incentives-could-boost-satisfaction-with-in-person-work-but-few-employers-are-making-changes/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147937 Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he’s not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, he’s working as an administrative assistant for a local community college from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Firefighting isn’t a work-from-home kind of job, so when the community college position gave him the choice to clock in remotely, he […]

The post New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> U.S. workers who understand benefits plan say they’re happier, have greater stability: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/u-s-workers-who-understand-benefits-plan-say-theyre-happier-have-greater-stability-survey/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143332 The majority of U.S. workers who say they understand their workplace benefits plan are happier (76 per cent) and have a greater sense of overall stability at work (82 per cent) than those who don’t understand their benefits (47 per cent and 52 per cent, respectively), according to a new survey by MetLife Inc. The […]

The post U.S. workers who understand benefits plan say they’re happier, have greater stability: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-50/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142854 An article on the Ontario Court of Appeal upholding its decision in the Brewers Retail Inc. pension case was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Court of Appeal upholds decision in Brewers Retail pension case 2. Are insurers updating their benefits policies to include […]

The post Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/quebec-company-buys-private-island-with-chalet-to-boost-employee-happiness/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:00:48 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142614 A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel — if extreme — way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island. The 30 workers at data services company Mon Technicien are now able to book stays on their employer’s newly acquired, 930-square-metre island in the Laurentian Mountains northwest of Montreal. The getaway in […]

The post Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]> 84% of U.S. employees happy at work, but burnout persists: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/84-of-u-s-employees-happy-at-work-but-burnout-persists-survey/ Fri, 19 May 2023 19:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138556 While the majority (84 per cent) of U.S. workers say they’re at least somewhat happy at work, nearly two-thirds (60 per cent) report some level of burnout, according to a new survey by the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,100 employees and more than 500 employers, found the vast […]

The post 84% of U.S. employees happy at work, but burnout persists: survey appeared first on Benefits Canada.com.

]]>