four-day workweek – 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 U.S. employees say paid commutes, salary increase would encourage return to workplace: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-employees-say-paid-commutes-salary-increase-would-encourage-return-to-workplace-survey/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154245 The majority (83 per cent) of U.S. employees in a remote working arrangement say they’d be encouraged to return to the office if their commute was paid by their employer, according to a new survey by software company Ringover. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 workers, found a majority of employees would also willingly […]

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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-76/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153160 An article on how a shorter workweek can support higher levels of employee health and happiness 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. Four-day workweek improves employee well-being, retention: expert 2. Report finds women taking 69% of all mental-health leaves of […]

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]]> Four-day workweek improves employee well-being, retention: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/four-day-workweek-improves-employee-well-being-retention-expert/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153024 In the four-day workweek trials that have taken place in Canada and the U.S., there’s evidence that a shorter week can support higher levels of employee health and happiness while reducing burnout, says Grace Tallon, chief operating officer at the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence. According to a recent survey by the organization, 42 […]

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]]> Labour shortages, employee retention among SMEs’ top business concerns for 2024: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/labour-shortages-employee-retention-among-smes-top-business-concerns-for-2024-survey/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=150189 More than two-fifths of small- and medium-sized employers say labour shortages (46 per cent) and employee retention (42 per cent) are among their top business concerns for 2024, according to a new survey by Peninsula Employment Services Ltd. The survey, which polled 79,000 SMEs across Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the U.K., found more […]

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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-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 […]

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]]> Canadian employers implementing four-day workweek note increased worker happiness, productivity: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-employers-implementing-four-day-workweek-note-increased-worker-happiness-productivity-report/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147882 Nearly all Canadian employers that have implemented a four-day workweek report increased employee happiness (96 per cent) and say they’d continue with this schedule indefinitely (93 per cent), according to a new report by York University. The report, which analyzed responses from around 30 Canadian companies across the public and private sectors that have moved […]

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]]> Editorial: Workplaces continuing to evolve to support employee, employer struggles https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-workplaces-continuing-to-evolve-to-support-employee-employer-struggles/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146666 There’s a lot going on in the world right now. Across the globe, geopolitical tensions are more elevated than they’ve been in decades, while the day-to-day lives of average people closer to home continue to be upended by the overarching threats of high inflation and interest rates, as well as the unrelenting cost-of-living crisis. The […]

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]]> What can Canada learn from the U.K.’s four-day workweek pilot? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/what-can-canada-learn-from-the-u-k-s-four-day-workweek-pilot/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:52:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146940 While Portugal is the latest country to jump on the four-day workweek bandwagon, with 39 private sector businesses participating in a five-month program ending this month, a similar program conducted in the U.K. last year has yielded some interesting results. Of the 61 companies that participated in the U.K. pilot from June to December 2022, […]

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]]> Iversoft appointing Steph Barlow as chief people officer https://www.benefitscanada.com/notice/appointment-notice/iversoft-appointing-steph-barlow-as-chief-people-officer/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145537 Iversoft is appointing Steph Barlow to the role of chief people officer. Barlow joined the Ottawa-based organization in 2017 as people and culture specialist and she became its director of people and culture in 2018. In the new role, she’ll continue to drive Iversoft’s human resources and talent strategies, while championing diversity, equity and inclusion, according to […]

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]]> Employers contending with impacts of triple-peak work hours amid rise in flexible working https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/employers-contending-with-impacts-of-triple-peak-work-hours-amid-rise-in-flexible-working/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143796 While flexible working arrangements may render the traditional workday obsolete, concepts like triple-peak work hours may jeopardize the work-life balance employees are seeking. A report from Microsoft Corp. found triple-peak work hours — in which employees divide their workday over three separate blocks of time, including late in the evenings — are increasing in popularity. […]

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