frontline workers – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:48:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Burnaby Public Library, CUPE agreement includes flexible work improvements https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/burnaby-public-library-cupe-agreement-includes-flexible-work-improvements/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=134927 The union representing employees at Burnaby Public Library in Burnaby, B.C. has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes improvements to flexible working arrangements. Members voted 91 per cent in favour of ratifying the new agreement, which includes a nine-day fortnight arrangement — consisting of a five-day workweek followed by a four-day workweek — to […]

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]]> 2022 Mental Health Summit: How health-care employers are supporting employees’ mental health post-pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/2022-mental-health-summit-how-health-care-employers-are-supporting-employees-mental-health-post-pandemic/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:59:03 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130508 Working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic day in and day out, health-care workers experienced significant mental-health challenges over the past two and a half years — and while the most acute phases of the pandemic may have passed, the sector is preparing for the psychological fallout. Employers in the sector have responded proactively […]

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]]> LifeLabs wins award for holistic, flexible well-being strategy https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/lifelabs-wins-award-for-holistic-flexible-well-being-strategy/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=128861 LifeLabs Inc.’s holistic well-being strategy led to its win in the Coronavirus and benefits category for an employer with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. In 2021, the organization recognized employees are likely to experience the coronavirus pandemic’s lasting impacts for months and years to come and turned its focus […]

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]]> 58% of frontline workers expect work stress will stay the same or worsen in 2022: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/58-of-frontline-workers-expect-work-stress-will-stay-the-same-or-worsen-in-2022-survey/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114885 More than half (58 per cent) of frontline workers said they believe their work stress will either stay the same or worsen in the coming year, according to a global survey by Edelman Data x Intelligence for Microsoft Corp. The survey, which polled more than 9,000 frontline workers, found about half (51 per cent) agreed that labour […]

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]]> OPSEU increasing paid sick days for employees during pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/opseu-increasing-paid-sick-days-for-employees-during-pandemic/ Thu, 06 May 2021 19:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=99881 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is giving its staff more paid sick days until the end of the coronavirus pandemic or for the duration of respective collective agreements. The OPSEU is extending its annual paid sick leave from seven to 10 days and will give all of its temporary workers 10 fully paid sick […]

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]]> Volkswagen giving frontline workers in Germany €1,000 bonuses during coronavirus crisis https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-other/volkswagen-giving-frontline-workers-in-germany-e1000-bonuses-amid-pandemic/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:01:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98663 In recognition of its employees’ efforts during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Volkswagen and Germany’s largest industrial union have agreed on a 23-month wage deal that provides a €1,000-euro bonus (approximately $1,501.37 in Canadian dollars), as well as a 2.3 per cent wage increase that will take effect in January 2022. The deal covers 120,000 workers at […]

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]]> Sobeys reinstating ‘hero pay’ for employees amid third wave of pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-other/sobeys-reinstating-hero-pay-for-employees-amid-third-wave-of-pandemic/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98326 Sobeys Inc. is reinstating a lockdown bonus for employees in areas with renewed stay-at-home orders, said a statement by the grocery retailer, which also noted the pay bump is “the right thing to do.” “When regions and cities enter government-mandated lockdowns that close all non-essential retail, we continue to live up to our commitments and […]

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