executive compensation – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 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-77/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153493 An article on how transparency and communication are key for employers planning to pay out executive bonuses was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Employers paying out executive bonuses can avoid criticism by embracing transparency 2. Survey finds Canadian employers looking […]

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]]> Employers paying out executive bonuses can avoid criticism by embracing transparency https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-paying-out-executive-bonuses-can-avoid-criticism-by-embracing-transparency/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152672 Increased sensitivity around executive bonus compensation is pushing employers to prioritize transparency and communication when explaining why bonuses were awarded. The compensation method has seen increased scrutiny after Catherine Tait, CBC/Radio-Canada’s president and chief executive officer, didn’t rule out the deployment of management bonuses right after the public broadcaster announced last December it was cutting […]

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]]> Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs earned 246-times more than average employee in 2022: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadas-100-highest-paid-ceos-earned-246-times-more-than-average-employee-in-2022-report/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150096 Canada’s 100 highest-paid chief executive officers — who are overwhelmingly male — were paid an average of $14.9 million in 2022, 246-times more than the average employee wage and setting a new record, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It found in 2022, Canadian employees received an average pay […]

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]]> How U.S. compensation clawback legislation could impact Canadian employers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-u-s-compensation-clawback-legislation-could-impact-canadian-employers/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141058 New U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission listing requirements that impact compensation clawbacks could create conflicts with domestic employment laws for Canadian companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges. The rules are expected to take effect on Oct. 2, 2023, with compliance mandated by Dec. 1, 2023. They require all issuers on U.S. exchanges to adopt mandatory […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: How proxy voting can help institutional investors effectively steward capital https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-how-proxy-voting-can-help-institutional-investors-effectively-steward-capital/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:44:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137845 Proxy voting is playing a bigger role in institutional investors’ environmental, social and governance strategies, according to Christie Stephenson, executive director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business, speaking during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. Long viewed as a value […]

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]]> McCarthy Tétrault appointing Susan Nickerson as head of pensions, benefits, executive compensation https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/mccarthy-tetrault-appointing-susan-nickerson-as-head-of-pensions-benefits-executive-compensation/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136672 McCarthy Tétrault LLP is appointing Susan Nickerson as partner and head of its pensions, benefits and executive compensation group. Prior to joining McCarthy Tétrault, she was a partner in Torys LLP’s pension and employee benefits law division for nearly 10 years. She’s also a past chair of the Association of Canadian Pension Management and its […]

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]]> 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-19/ Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=132455 An article on the potential impacts of Alberta withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Employers raising concerns over Alberta leaving CPP, but expert says move could yield benefits for workers 2. Co-operators acquiring Smart Employee Benefits […]

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]]> Report finds Canada’s largest employers increasingly tying executive compensation to ESG factors https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/report-finds-canadas-largest-employers-increasingly-tying-executive-compensation-to-esg-factors/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=132239 Canada’s largest employers are increasing their use of environmental, social and governance factors in determining executive compensation, according to a new report by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. The report analyzed public disclosures from more than 80 TSX-listed companies, including those listed on the S&P TSX60 as well as 40 organizations that have been identified by […]

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]]> 80% of Canadian public companies using at least one ESG factor in executive compensation plans: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/80-of-canadian-public-companies-using-at-least-one-esg-factor-in-executive-compensation-plans-report/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131936 The majority (80 per cent) of Canadian public companies are using at least one environmental, social and governance factor in their executive compensation plans, with social factors (78 per cent) the most prevalent measure, according to a new report by WTW. The report, which analyzed disclosures from 900 public companies across the globe, found two-fifths […]

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]]> More U.S., U.K. employers offering new childcare programs, subsidies amid pandemic: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/more-u-s-u-k-employers-offering-new-childcare-programs-subsidies-amid-pandemic-survey/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123517 Two-fifths (40 per cent) of U.S. employees and one in five U.K. workers say their employer has introduced new childcare programs or subsidies over the past year, according to a survey by software company Beqom. The survey, which polled 2,000 employees in the U.K. and the U.S., found 45 per cent of U.S parents and 42 […]

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