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Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Does your benefits or pension program deserve recognition?

Is your benefits program, pension communications plan or mental-health strategy worth shouting about? Wrap up your nominations – for your organization or another worthy employer…

  • By: Staff
  • June 17, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:00
Professor highlights need to consider productivity benefits of drugs

Professor highlights need to consider productivity benefits of drugs

In Canada, many payers think about the price of medication alone and don’t consider the costs of productivity loss if employees don’t use a drug,…

  • By: Yaelle Gang
  • June 15, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 14:00

Sanofi survey finds low employer satisfaction with benefits for vision, major dental care

Employers are quite satisfied with their health benefits offerings for prescription drugs (81 per cent), basic dental coverage (78 per cent) and paramedical services (74…

How psychologically healthy are your employees?

How psychologically healthy are your employees?

Just half (53 per cent) of employee respondents feel praised and recognized in their job, according to the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. More than two-thirds (67 per…

How employers can address mental-health issues

How employers can address mental-health issues

Benefits Canada’s 2014 Mental Health Summit explores how employers can address these issues in a proactive, holistic way

Case study: How Bruce Telecom’s focus on wellness saved $136,000

Case study: How Bruce Telecom’s focus on wellness saved $136,000

How a company with just 85 employees saved more than $100K with its wellness program

How to help employees with substance abuse

How to help employees with substance abuse

HR professionals can play a role in addiction and mental health issues