vision care – 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 Chipotle expanding benefits offering to focus on career development, student debt https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/chipotle-expanding-benefits-offering-to-focus-on-career-development-student-debt/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154622 In anticipation of 25 per cent to 35 per cent growth in Canada by the end of 2024, restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is making staff development a key part of its attraction and retention strategy. This focus on employee development has contributed to an internal promotion rate of 87 per cent and has led […]

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]]> Jamieson Laboratories’ workers ending strike after securing wage increase, vision benefits enhancements https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/jamieson-laboratories-workers-ending-strike-after-securing-wage-increase-vision-benefits-enhancements/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152986 More than 300 employees of Windsor, Ont.’s Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. are ending their 34-day strike after securing a new contract agreement that includes significant wage increases and benefits enhancements. On March 5, members of Unifor Local 195 voted to ratify a four-year collective agreement — effective Feb. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2028 — that […]

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]]> Robinson Solutions, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/robinson-solutions-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151331 The union representing more than 160 employees at facilities services provider Robinson Solutions in Oshawa, Ont. has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement includes enrolment in the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan with a two per cent employer contribution. As well, full-time employees will […]

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]]> Magna, Unifor agreement includes multiple benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/magna-unifor-agreement-includes-multiple-benefits-gains/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148370 After a five-day strike, the union representing 800 employees at Magna International Inc.’s Integram Seating factory in Windsor, Ont. has ratified a collective agreement that includes multiple benefits gains. The benefits gains include: vision coverage, from $250 every two years to $400; a rise in the basic annual dental maximum, from $1,600 to $1,900; an […]

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]]> Canadian insurers paid out record $114BN in health, retirement benefits in 2022: CLHIA https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-insurers-paid-out-record-114bn-in-health-retirement-benefits-in-2022-clhia/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=144232 Canada’s life and health insurers paid out a record $114 billion in health and retirement benefits last year, up $11 billion since before the coronavirus pandemic and up 60 per cent from a decade ago, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s annual fact book. “During a year when many households faced higher […]

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]]> Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to DB plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/ford-unifor-agreement-includes-significant-dc-pension-improvements-transition-to-db-plan/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143958 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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]]> Metro, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/metro-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143028 The union representing 3,700 frontline grocery workers at 27 Metro Inc. stores across the Greater Toronto Area has ratified a collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement was reached following a month-long strike by workers at the 27 stores. It includes an enhanced future service pension credit for full-time workers, increasing by $2 to […]

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]]> Canadian Aviation Electronics, Unifor agreement includes retirement, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-aviation-electronics-unifor-agreement-includes-retirement-benefits-gains/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141056 The union representing employees at Montreal-based Canadian Aviation Electronics Ltd. has ratified a five-year agreement that includes retirement and benefits gains. The new agreement includes an early retirement program that allows employees to retire without penalty at the agreed upon time in the second and fourth year, starting at age 58 and meeting the factor […]

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]]> Woodbridge Foam, Unifor agreement includes CAAT DBplus pension membership https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/woodbridge-foam-unifor-agreement-includes-caat-dbplus-pension-membership/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140226 The union representing more than 250 employees at Woodbridge Foam Corp. in Woodbridge, Ont. has ratified a three-year agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement includes the introduction of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan at a two per cent employer match. It also increases annual vision coverage from […]

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]]> U of T, Unifor agreement includes retirement gains, gender affirmation coverage https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-of-t-unifor-agreement-includes-retirement-gains-gender-affirmation-coverage/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=139577 The union representing 89 employees at the University of Toronto has ratified a two-year agreement that includes retirement and benefits gains, including gender affirmation coverage. The agreement includes six retiring allowance packages equivalent to two months of base wages for employees who qualify for an unreduced pension in accordance with the University Pension Plan’s provisions. […]

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