Rates of workplace absenteeism reached peak levels in 2016 compared to the last five years in both the public and private sectors, according to Statistics…
Saskatchewan’s auditor says she is concerned about the number of sick days being taken, particularly by workers in the province’s health-care and gaming sectors. Provincial…
Manulife Financial Corp. is has announced a series of pilot projects aimed at improving health outcomes for group benefits plan members dealing with mental-health issues,…
On Wednesday, the Ontario legislature passed the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act. The highlights of the act include: Requiring equal pay for casual, part-time, temporary…
More workers have been calling in sick when they aren’t actually ill, according to a new survey by human resources company CareerBuilder. The survey, which polled…
Once simply considered a dismissive solution to life’s woes, “just walk it off” can become a message with a proactive purpose, as well as a…
The majority of Canadian employers intend to prioritize the improvement of workplace mental health over the next three years to help manage ballooning costs, according…
Many employees falsely believe that a disability means they can no longer engage in meaningful work, as their condition is now a defining aspect of…
A B.C. municipality will get another chance to make its case for terminating three employees on long-term disability with no hope of coming back to…
A recent decision by the Superior Court of Ontario has confirmed that working notice doesn’t count when an employee is away from work due to…
An independent review panel has provided the Alberta government with a report that includes 60 recommendations to restructure the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board and its…
In its response to the Ministry of Labour’s Changing Workplace Review, Ontario announced it will prohibit employers from demanding doctors’ notes for the first 10…
Julie Holden would like nothing more than to see doctor’s notes for short-term absences confined to the dust bin of history. And it’s not just…
Umbra Applied Technologies Group Inc. has introduced a new paid leave program for its employees. The defense company, headquartered in Tampa, Fla., will provide employees…
The federal government is moving ahead with extending employment insurance parental benefits to 18 months and is creating a new 15-week benefit for caregivers. According to…
There has been much in the news these days about concussions in sports. But concussions and traumatic brain injuries can occur on or off the…
Facebook has doubled its bereavement leave offerings, allowing employees up to 20 paid days of leave when an immediate family member passes away, and up…
Almost half (46 per cent) of employees report they or their colleagues have taken time off after an organizational change, according to new research by…
A local union in Alberta has secured domestic violence leave for employees who work at a long-term care facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. The new…
When support staff working for British Columbia’s public education system call in sick for up to six consecutive days, they receive notification from a union…
There was a lot to talk about in the health and benefits space in 2016, from the continuing climb of drug plan costs, questions around…
BASF Canada Inc. is enhancing its compassionate and bereavement policies for about 550 non-unionized employees across Canada. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the chemicals company will…
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Solareh, a national health and wellness services provider based in Montreal that offers employee assistance programs. The acquisition represents less…
Mercer Canada has appointed Alex Boucher as total health management leader for Canada. Based in the organization’s Halifax officer, Boucher joins Mercer with nearly 20…
Achieving success at anything doesn’t just happen. In his 2008 book Outliers, Malcom Gladwell suggested the biggest contributing factor to success among those who are…