Archives December 2012

December 2012

Health benefits

Chronic conditions such as depression, cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes cost employers big dollars in declining productivity due to increased absenteeism and presenteeism rates,…

It’s a constant question for employers: how do you attract the best and brightest people to your organization and then keep them?

The Canadian economy has made some strides toward recovery. But it has been a rocky ride, and continued economic uncertainty has altered how many Canadians…

The recent announcement that global HR consulting firm Mercer had decided to transfer much of its Canadian pension and group benefits outsourcing business to Morneau…

Other

When interviewed, Michael Worb jumps right into the driver’s seat by posing his own questions. An inclination to be both sociable and take charge is…

As part of her compensation package, Tiffany DaSilva, senior online marketing manager with Achievers in Toronto, earns points for reaching certain goals. Points are given…

Capital accumulation plans

It’s a constant question for employers: how do you attract the best and brightest people to your organization and then keep them?

The recent announcement that global HR consulting firm Mercer had decided to transfer much of its Canadian pension and group benefits outsourcing business to Morneau…

In the benefits world, plan administrators and healthcare practitioners work to save lives and costs by ensuring that preventative measures are addressed before serious illnesses…

"Engage, engage, engage” is an apt mantra for the capital accumulation plan (CAP) industry. With disappointing levels of employee engagement in Canadian retirement savings plans,…

Benefits Canada News

When Claude Lamoureux first started at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in 1990, the organization had just hired Mercer’s Malcolm Hamilton to be the board’s…

I learned a few helpful lessons about planning procurements while taking a project management course. For instance, I learned that it’s not unusual for an…

Uncategorized

During the lunch hour on Sept. 13, 2006, a 25-year-old man approached Dawson College in Montreal, pulled out a gun and changed the lives of…

As awareness of mental health issues in the workplace grows, there have been increasing calls for government to enact legislation to provide employees with a…