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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on employees’ views of employer-sponsored benefits plans was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources,…

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UAP supporting financial wellness with retirement toolkit

UAP Inc. is supporting employees’ financial wellness and retirement readiness with a new retirement toolkit. The toolkit, which launched this week, explains the company’s retirement…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 29, 2024 November 28, 2024
  • 09:00
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Employer-sponsored pension plans supporting increased employee productivity: survey

While nine in 10 (85 per cent) employers that reported decreased employee productivity over the past year cited burnout as a major problem, investing in…

  • November 28, 2024 November 28, 2024
  • 15:00
Health/wellness

85% of Canadians believe employee well-being is a human right: survey

Eight in 10 (85 per cent) Canadians feel employee well-being is a human right, according to a new survey by First Onsite Property Restoration. “People don’t…

Conference Coverage

Coverage of the 2024 Healthy Outcomes Conference

On Oct. 18 in Toronto, the 2024 Healthy Outcomes Conference brought together nearly 140 benefits plan sponsors, experts and other industry thought leaders to exchange…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: How collaboration is replacing competition in wellness programs

Collaboration is the new competition when it comes to wellness, according to Lisa Bélanger, behavioural change expert and researcher, during the keynote session at Benefits…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 26, 2024 November 13, 2024
  • 07:59
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2024 HOC: Modernizing group benefits for the workforce of the future

With Canada’s workforce in the midst of multiple significant demographic shifts, group benefits plans will need to evolve to meet the changing needs of workers,…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: Balancing employee support and drug plan sustainability

As plan sponsors contend with high utilization of their drug plans and a host of costly new drugs coming to market, a variety of cost-containment…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: How preventative health innovations could transform benefits plans

Plan sponsors are facing the perfect storm of rising benefits costs, a surge in chronic disease prevalence and fierce competition for top talent. All the…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: How plan sponsors can support employees with migraine

While migraine is a complex neurological condition that can significantly impact patients’ quality of life and ability to work, it’s also poorly understood and often…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: McCarthy Tétrault aims for ‘real cultural change’ with new well-being strategy

During the coronavirus pandemic, McCarthy Tétrault elevated its well-being program and made sure employees had access to the resources they needed. But within a couple…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: A look at the impact of continuous glucose monitoring on diabetes self-management

A significant share of Canadians with diabetes struggle to keep their glucose levels in check, a worrying trend given the growing prevalence of diabetes in…

Conference Coverage

2024 HOC: Panel: Optimizing well-being benefits to deliver equitable coverage for employees

PepsiCo Canada aims to ensure all employees have equitable coverage and access to resources by offering a competitive and flexible benefits program, as well as…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • November 26, 2024 November 12, 2024
  • 07:51

New technologies, industry partnerships stemming the tide of benefits fraud

In 2016, the Toronto Transit Commission sued its insurer for allegedly not having appropriate benefits fraud controls in place to detect unusual trends or patterns.…

How plan sponsors can support employees going through a divorce

Going through a divorce can be an extremely stressful and emotional experience and, unsurprisingly, the impacts can spill into the workplace. “[Employees may be] at…

Sounding Board: What plan sponsors should know about pharmacare

Plan sponsors worried about the expense and sustainability of their drug plan might initially embrace a pharmacare plan, hoping to shift drug costs to a…

Q&A with Hoffmann-La Roche’s Rana Kassab

The pharmaceutical company’s director of benefits and recognition discusses the needs of a multigenerational workforce, the role of diversity, equity and inclusion in benefits plans…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 15, 2024 November 13, 2024
  • 08:53

IMAX awarded for education campaign during transition to flexible benefits plan

IMAX Corp. won the Benefits Plan Communications award at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18 for its use of engaging technology tools to…

Who are the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards?

Benefits Canada is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards. The awards, which were presented at the end of the 2024 Healthy…

  • By: Staff
  • October 21, 2024 October 15, 2024
  • 09:00

61% of Canadian workers say return-to-workplace mandates impose financial burden: survey

Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employees say return-to-worksite mandates impose a financial burden, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among hybrid…

  • By: Staff
  • May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024
  • 15:00

New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes

Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he’s not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, he’s working as an administrative assistant for a local community…

U.S. government launching initiative to encourage more employee ownership

The U.S. Department of Labor is launching an employee ownership initiative to encourage more employers and employees to take advantage of these opportunities. The new…

  • By: Staff
  • July 26, 2023 July 25, 2023
  • 09:00