physical fitness benefits – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 17:48:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 BluePrint CPAs incentivizing onsite workers with gym membership https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/blueprint-cpas-incentivizing-onsite-workers-with-gym-membership/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133511 BluePrint CPAs is offering a paid gym membership exclusively to its in-office employees as part of the firm’s strategy to encourage a healthy workplace and incentivize in-person work. The Chatam, Ont.-based firm is also offering one paid hour per day for exercise, but employees can allot two hours per day to be out of the […]

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]]> 76% of benefits plan members say workplace culture encourages health, wellness: BCHS https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/76-of-benefits-plan-members-say-workplace-culture-encourages-health-wellness-bchs/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127417 Three-quarters (76 per cent) of benefits plan members agreed the overall culture or environment of their workplace encourages health and wellness, unchanged from 2021 and comparable with previous years, according to the 2022 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The survey found a wellness culture appeared to consistently influence results in other areas, including job satisfaction (91 […]

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]]> Exploring the link between chronic physical, mental-health conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/exploring-link-between-chronic-physical-mental-health-conditions/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:47:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117079 Chronic physical health conditions and anxiety and mood disorders are frequently co-morbid conditions, so it’s important for employers to understand the link and how to support staff in the workplace, said Deborah McLeod, clinical director at Carepath Inc., during Benefits Canada’s 2022 Chronic Disease at Work conference in February. People living with chronic physical health […]

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]]> How a Montreal tech company is helping staff stay active amid pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/how-a-montreal-tech-company-is-helping-remote-workers-stay-active/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=115948 Employers are turning to virtual health care offerings to support employees’ physical wellness amid the ongoing pandemic. Since Alithya, a Montreal-based technology company, launched a wellness portal last July, a virtual fitness program has become one of the most utilized benefits offerings, says Catherine Bourque, its vice-president of human capital. The program — which allows employees to […]

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