Events taking place around the world today will unite cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, clinicians and others to celebrate World Cancer Day. Globally, more than eight million people are likely to succumb to cancer in 2016. Under the campaign theme – We can. I can. – World Cancer Day represents an opportunity to draw attention to what can be […]
The health of Canadian pension plans suffered the effects of January’s slumping equity markets and declining bond yields, according to tracking results for the month from Aon Hewitt. Its Pension Plan Solvency Survey, which tracks the performance of 449 Aon Hewitt-administered defined benefit pension plans, found that, at January 29, median solvency stood at 82.9%, more […]
Digital health platform League has launched a full benefits platform called League Benefits. The platform has been designed to help organizations deliver personal spending accounts, health spending accounts and corporate wellness programs to their employees. “Today’s workforce believes that health is a daily pursuit,” said Michael Serbinis, CEO and founder of League. “Unfortunately, only a […]
As Lowe’s Companies announces it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Québec-based Rona, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has confirmed that it will tender its shares under the offer. The announcement from the Québec pension fund follows the unanimous recommendation by Rona’s board of directors to accept the offer, the premium of 105% […]
More than half (55%) of Canadians are concerned about their inability to meet living expenses should they become impacted by a serious illness, according to new research. Great-West Life’s Critical Illness Insurance report found that 62% of working Canadians said they would have to get into debt, delay retirement or downside their home in order […]
A vast majority (88%) of UK employees regularly experience stress at work, according to new research by ADP. The research also found that nearly half (43%) of UK employees go even further, saying that stress is a constant factor in their roles and that they feel stressed ‘often’ or ‘very often.’ Encouragingly, 79% of respondents […]
Ontario is putting in place a number of new initiatives to help prevent or mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders, such as police personnel, firefighters and paramedics. The province’s prevention strategy includes a free online toolkit with resources on PTSD that is tailored to meet the needs of employers in each of […]
Mercer Canada has launched an online marketplace that is aimed at revolutionizing the bulk annuity market for defined benefit (DB) pension plans. The Mercer Pension Risk Exchange will bring plan sponsors looking to lower risk together with insurers of group annuities. Read: Employers urged to prepare for new normal in pension plans “We estimate that […]
Morneau Shepell is leveraging its sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic Team by launching a new employee engagement program called ‘Getting to Your Gold.’ Through the program, participating employers are matched with an Olympian as their workplace health ambassador. “We became the official mental health partner of the Canadian Olympic team last September,” said Tricia Doyle, […]
Accenture Canada hosted an hour-long webinar to coincide with Bell Let’s Talk Day on Wednesday, aiming to educate employees and spread important messages about mental health. The event was communicated to employees via email and the professional services company’s online employee portal. “Many offices around the country had Bell Let’s Talk Day displays set up […]