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

bwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:45 +0000

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 workers due to the cost of working remotely and onsite, according to a new survey by Capterra Inc. The survey, which polled 250 Canadian workers, found 81 per cent said […]

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

bwolfe — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:00:40 +0000

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 college from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Firefighting isn’t a work-from-home kind of job, so when the community college position gave him the choice to clock in remotely, he […]

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

lbailey — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 13:00:47 +0000

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 initiative will fall under part of the SECURE 2.0 Act — which was passed by Congress in 2022 — and aims to empower workers through ownership arrangements and educate them […]

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Report finds DEI increasingly important in talent attraction, retention efforts

Sadie Janes — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:03 +0000

While more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of employers say the macroeconomic environment is negatively impacting recruitment, three-quarters (74 per cent) say it hasn’t reduced the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the hiring process, according to a new report by LinkedIn. The report analyzed data from millions of LinkedIn members, as well as survey responses from more […]

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How employers can support female talent, diversify hiring in male-dominated industries

Sadie Janes — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:14 +0000

Employers in traditionally male-dominated industries can use flexible benefits and a diversity-minded approach to hiring to attract more female talent, says Deirdre Chong-Smith, a compensation consultant at Eckler Ltd. “Something that tends to get overlooked when thinking about an inclusive workplace is having a flexible benefits package that can cover any type of person or […]

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Coalition seeking to bring employee ownership trusts to Canada

Sadie Janes — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:40 +0000

The Canadian Employee Ownership Coalition is urging the federal government to introduce an employee ownership trust in the next federal budget and to remove tax barriers to employee ownership by adopting the U.K.’s approach to a capital gains tax exemption. The federal government pledged to study the barriers to employee ownership in its 2021 budget and committed […]

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Survey finds half of employers hiring for new permanent roles in first half of 2023

bwolfe — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:13 +0000

Half (51 per cent) of employers say they’re planning to hire for new permanent roles in the first half of 2023, up from 40 per cent in September 2022, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,400 hiring managers, found two-fifths (42 per cent) of respondents […]

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StoneRidge Insurance Brokers acquiring benefits consultancy MultiCare Group

Sadie Janes — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:00:44 +0000

Ontario-based StoneRidge Insurance Brokers Corp. is acquiring employee benefits consultancy MultiCare Group. The acquisition will allow StoneRidge to provide a full range of insurance, risk advisory and benefits services to employer clients, according to a press release. Adam Lewis, president of MultiCare, will join StoneRidge and Scott Studley has been appointed executive vice-president of the company’s […]

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Lussier acquiring HR consultancy Matière Grise

bwolfe — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 19:00:58 +0000

Insurance broker Lussier Inc. is acquiring human resources consultancy Matière Grise. The acquisition will allow the Quebec-based broker to expand its employee benefits consulting services, including compensation, occupational health and safety, safety groups, group insurance and pension plans, according to a press release. Read: Telus completes acquisition of LifeWorks “Through its recognized expertise and its […]

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How employers can leverage pay transparency to achieve pay equity

lbailey — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:00:22 +0000

Just because employers are transparent with their compensation philosophy or ranges, it doesn’t always mean they’re equitable in their compensation process, says Andrea Bartlett, director of people operations at Humi. Pay transparency is the disclosure of certain compensation details by businesses, while pay equity is a process that companies can use to close the compensation […]

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