remote workplaces – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Wed, 01 May 2024 19:25:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 CRA clarifying how employers must determine province of employment for remote workers https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/cra-guidance-clarifying-how-employers-must-determine-province-of-employment-for-remote-workers/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:37 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151821 The Canadian Revenue Agency is providing guidance for employers to determine the province of employment for full-time employees who are working remotely. As of Jan. 1, employers must use the type of income, residency status of the employee and the establishment of the employer where the employee reports for work to determine the province of employment […]

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]]> Q&A with UCS Forest Group’s Nancee Gelineau https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-ucs-forest-groups-nancee-gelineau/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:52:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146955 UCS Forest Group’s chief human resources and administrative officer discusses the complexities of the post-pandemic workplace, training managers to adapt to the new working environment and ensuring her dogs live their best lives. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: In this post-pandemic world, employees are dealing with a lot of […]

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]]> Nearly half of U.S. employees feeling burnt out at work: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/nearly-half-of-u-s-employees-feeling-burnt-out-at-work-survey/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142528 Despite incidences of burnout dropping five percentage points over the past year, two-fifths (45 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’re feeling burnt out at work, according to a new survey by Eagle Hill Consulting. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 respondents, found women and younger workers are reporting the highest levels of burnout. Indeed, […]

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]]> 31% of Canadian employees considering job change in second half of 2022: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/31-of-canadian-employees-considering-job-change-in-second-half-of-2022-survey/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 19:00:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123055 Nearly a third (31 per cent) of Canadian employees are currently looking or plan to look for a new role in the second half of 2022, up from 28 per cent in December 2021, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 Canadian employees, found those […]

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]]> U.S. employers enhancing benefits plans with travel coverage for abortion https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/u-s-employers-adding-travel-for-abortion-coverage-to-benefits-plans/ Tue, 17 May 2022 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121498 Many U.S. employers are adding travel coverage for employees travelling for an abortion, amid recent restrictions imposed by several states. Among the employers offering this coverage are Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Citigroup Inc., Levi-Strauss & Co., Microsoft Inc. and Yelp Inc. Currently, 13 states have imposed restrictions to abortion access and, if the Supreme Court […]

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]]> 18% of white-collar jobs in North America permanently remote: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-other/18-of-white-collar-jobs-in-north-america-permanently-remote-report/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114503 Roughly a fifth (18 per cent) of all white-collar jobs in North America are now remote positions, according to a new report by Ladders Inc. It found that, in the fourth quarter of 2021, another three million jobs moved to being permanently remote. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, only four per cent of high-paying jobs […]

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]]> 84% of Canadian employers considering permanent work-from-home policy: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/84-of-canadian-employers-considering-permanent-work-from-home-policy-survey/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108509 The coronavirus pandemic is making Canadian employers more cognizant of the need to offer flexible working arrangements, according to a new survey by Randstad Sourceright. The survey, which polled 850 C-suite and human resources leaders across 17 countries, found 84 per cent of Canadian respondents said they’ll consider some sort of permanent work-from-home policy post-pandemic. […]

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]]> Pension plan committees applying virtual meeting lessons to second year of pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/pension-plan-committees-applying-virtual-meeting-lessons-to-second-year-of-the-pandemic/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:57:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=98325 As the coronavirus pandemic ground the world to a halt in March 2020, stopping was not an option for Gale Rubenstein or her colleagues on the board of trustees at the University Pension Plan Ontario. The jointly sponsored pension plan had only come into existence two months earlier, and the clock had already begun ticking […]

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]]> Salesforce planning to switch to flex-work model post-pandemic https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-other/salesforce-planning-to-switch-to-flex-work-model-post-pandemic/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-other/salesforce-planning-to-switch-to-flex-work-model-post-pandemic/#respond Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:28 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/?p=93864 San Francisco-based business software maker Salesforce says it will let most of its employees work from home permanently after the coronavirus pandemic, for at least part of the week. Other major tech companies such as Facebook Inc., Shopify Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google have made similar announcements of plans to adopt flexible-working policies. This means employees will […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-other/salesforce-planning-to-switch-to-flex-work-model-post-pandemic/feed/ 0 Institutional investing in 2021: looking towards the future https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/colin-ripsman/institutional-investing-in-2021-looking-towards-the-future/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/colin-ripsman/institutional-investing-in-2021-looking-towards-the-future/#respond Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:23:41 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/institutional-investing-in-2021-looking-towards-the-future/ Last year offered up one of most tempestuous investment environments in recent memory, and this year looks to be equally dynamic. It will be increasingly important for pension investment committees to be proactive and flexible in the management and oversight of their portfolios. Those that can quickly assess and respond to fundamental economic shifts will […]

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