gender neutral – 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 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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]]> Lack of LGBTQ2S+ inclusivity costing employers, says expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/lack-of-lgbtq2s-inclusivity-costing-employers-says-expert/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129487 Employers that aren’t encouraging LGBTQ2S+ inclusivity stand to lose significant amounts of money due to turnover, lower employee engagement and decreased productivity, says Michael Bach, founder and chief executive officer of Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Inc. “The employers making real progress are the ones that recognize the benefit of action and the […]

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]]> Providing free pads, tampons to federal employees could cost employers $1M+ annually: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/providing-free-pads-tampons-to-federal-employees-could-cost-employers-1m-annually-report/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 19:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=104872 Providing free pads and tampons in federally regulated workplaces could cost employers more than $1 million annually to become a reality, Canada’s labour minister was told earlier this year. The March briefing note to Filomena Tassi estimated the annual employer costs would likely be $1.17 million to provide free tampons and pads, based on an annual, […]

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