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Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to DB plan

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:50 +0000

More than 5,600 Ford of Canada workers have voted in favour of ratifying a three-year collective agreement that includes improvements to the defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans. The agreement “fundamentally transforms pension plans,” said Lana Payne, Unifor national president, in a press release. Under the agreement, the DB plan’s basic monthly benefit rate […]

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Half of plan members say coverage of certain benefits limits their ability to seek treatment: survey

Sadie Janes — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0000

Half (51 per cent) of plan members say the coverage levels of at least one of their health benefits limit their ability to seek necessary treatment, jumping to 84 per cent among those with a major injury in the past 12 months, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found this percentage increased […]

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Head to head: In a challenging labour market, are employees staying with their employers or moving on?

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 12 May 2023 12:59:50 +0000

As Canadians deal with an uncertain labour market, a public relations professional, who sought out a new job, and a marketing professional, who stayed with her employer, reflect on whether it’s better to stick it out at your current job or find a new one. Aaliyah Corbin, account coordinator at Media Profile A lot of […]

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Q&A with AIMCo’s Krista Pell

lbailey — Fri, 12 May 2023 12:53:47 +0000

The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s chief human resources officer discusses the evolving employee life cycle, autonomous working and competitive weightlifting. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: The talent environment is complex right now. There’s an increase in retirements and workers are more transient than before. To ensure we’re rebuilding for […]

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Q&A with Fluor Canada’s Lisa Hari

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:50:31 +0000

Fluor Canada Ltd.’s manager of Indigenous relations and DEI discusses the post-coronavirus pandemic workplace, employee resource groups and fishing. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Employee engagement can be challenging in the post-[coronavirus] pandemic hybrid working model. We’ve come out of a strictly work-from-home circumstance to a hybrid model and, […]

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Toronto seafood market engaging employees with profit-sharing plan, health benefits

bwolfe — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:35 +0000

A Toronto-based seafood market is using its benefits and compensation offerings to engage employees in an industry hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. David Owen, owner of De La Mer, recently introduced a profit-sharing plan and health benefits for employees of his four stores. While the pandemic delayed the launch of these programs by […]

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Paramedical benefits sector riding virtual health care wave

mdunne — Fri, 14 May 2021 12:57:48 +0000

It all started with a mechanical bull and too much tequila. Mike McClenahan wasn’t initially sold on virtual physiotherapy when he first met with Phzio, a telerehabilitation provider, back in 2018. But after a client’s Christmas party at a country and western bar that involved too much liquid courage, the then-managing partner of Benefits by […]

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Plan sponsors worried about drug, dental plan sustainability: Sanofi survey

mschmit — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:00:23 +0000

Most (79 per cent) plan sponsors said they have at least one major concern about their health benefits plan, with this increasing to 89 per cent for employers with 500 or more workers, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care survey. The top concerns include drug plan sustainability (42 per cent), dental plan sustainability (39 […]

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Benefits plan members nervous about in-person health care, finds survey

mschmit — Wed, 13 May 2020 11:15:22 +0000

Even as provinces prepare to gradually re-open, Canadians are feeling a little skittish about receiving in-person health care before a vaccine for the coronavirus is developed, according to a new survey by Green Shield Canada. The survey, which polled more than 500 benefits plan members, found that while 62 per cent said they’d be open to visiting […]

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Letters to the Editor: Alternative views on paramedical coverage

mschmit — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:00:54 +0000

Since the point of an editorial is to create a discussion on the trends and issues affecting our industry, I was glad to see my latest — in the January/February issue — sparked a good debate. The print edition of Benefits Canada doesn’t have a Letters to the Editor section, so I’m compiling all the […]

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