semi-retirement – 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 Expert panel: How employers can support a multigenerational workforce https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/kim-siddall/expert-panel-how-employers-can-support-a-multigenerational-workforce/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148888 Between 2000 and 2022, the average retirement age among Canadians climbed from 61.6 to 64.6, the highest it’s been since 1982, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency’s June 2023 labour force survey found 22 per cent of Canadians aged 55 to 59 were either partially or completely retired. The same was true of […]

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]]> How employers can alleviate labour challenges by supporting older workers who want to stay on the job https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-employers-can-alleviate-labour-challenges-by-supporting-older-workers-who-want-to-stay-on-the-job/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142158 Employers can alleviate labour challenges by supporting older employees who want to continue working through training and opportunities, says Lisa Taylor, an associate fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University’s National Institute on Ageing and founder and president of Challenge Factory and the Centre for Career Innovation. A new report by Statistics Canada found among pre-retirees, more […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-45/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141508 An article on the federal government’s plan to scrap Canada mortgage bonds and the potential impact on pension funds was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Feds’ plan to discontinue Canada mortgage bonds may limit pension funds’ abilities to mitigate risk: PIAC […]

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]]> U.K. employers increasing support to retain over-50 employees: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/u-k-employers-increasing-support-to-retain-over-50-employees-survey/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141359 Three-quarters (76 per cent) of U.K. employers think it’s important to retain employees over age 50, with almost a third (32 per cent) saying it’s very important, according to a new survey by Aviva. It also found 10 per cent of employers have introduced support over the last year for retaining employees aged 50 or […]

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]]> Semi-retirement working options helping employers navigate the ‘Great Labour Shift’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/semi-retirement-working-options-helping-employers-navigate-the-great-labour-shift/ Fri, 12 May 2023 12:54:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137507 Many employers are welcoming retirees back to their workforces to counter what some are calling the ‘Great Labour Shift.’ As the coronavirus pandemic shifts the labour market in favour of workers, employees across the globe are taking the opportunity to rethink where and how they work. In 2022, more than 50 million U.S. workers quit […]

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