social networking – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 07 May 2024 15:22:38 +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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]]> Novartis encouraging employees to return to workplace with social event, new office design https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/novartis-encouraging-employees-to-return-to-workplace-with-social-event-new-office-design/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147078 Novartis Canada is enticing employees to spend more time working onsite with the opening of its new Montreal office space. The health-care company brought its workplace culture to life and acknowledged employees’ personal lives by hosting an event that welcomed employees’ families and friends to the new office. “We recognize it’s because of their families and […]

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]]> Getting to know Shannan Corey and the Saskatchewan Pension Plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/getting-to-know-shannan-corey-and-the-saskatchewan-pension-plan/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:56:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143329 Working in the pension industry has always been aligned with Shannan Corey’s personal interests and values. Her father was an actuary so she was exposed to the pension industry from a very young age. After earning her mathematics degree at the University of Saskatchewan, she became an associate actuary, spending a few years in consulting […]

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]]> U.S. SMEs say remote, hybrid work impeding employee development: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-smes-say-remote-hybrid-work-impeding-employee-development-survey/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 14:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133646 More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of small- and medium-sized employers in the U.S. that offer hybrid (74 per cent) or fully remote working (54 per cent) say these arrangements have impeded employee training and development, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of consultancy RSM International. The survey, which polled […]

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]]> AIMCo connecting, engaging employees with networking platform https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-communication/aimco-connecting-engaging-employees-with-networking-platform/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119133 Since the Alberta Investment Management Corp. introduced an employee networking platform in the fall of 2020, nearly 500 connections have been made, more than 95 per cent of participants feel more connected to the organization’s people and culture and 88 per cent consider the platform to be a valuable addition to their professional network. The […]

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