The federal government has launched an online consultation about introducing more flexible employment insurance benefits for employees taking maternity, parental and caregiving leave. The 2016…
The majority of public education spending in Canada between 2004 and 2015 went to pensions, benefits and wages, a new report by the Fraser Institute…
In the pursuit of top talent, employers are becoming more flexible when it comes to employee time off, according to a new report by the…
A third (36 per cent) of millennials are willing to pay more for more generous workplace health-care plans, up from 27 per cent who said…
Employers have always depended on the public health system to treat their employees in a timely manner. However, because of health cutbacks and the resulting…
Public service employers that offer job stability, workplace flexibility and technological resources are likely to attract new talent, according to a new survey by global…
Accompass Inc. has enlisted a trio of executive compensation consultants to expand the firm’s compensation services. Anand Parsan, Paula Gimenez and Neil Swiggum from Korn Ferry…
As Unifor moves ahead in its contract negotiations with the Detroit Three, the union said part of the conversation will be around the automakers’ pension…
With the wave of robotics and artificial intelligence anticipated to wash over the workplace, keeping pace with it all could require the attention of a…
Canada’s Income Tax Act is generally not a place people turn to for easy answers, so figuring out whether benefits provided to employees are taxable…
Canada’s Income Tax Act is generally not a place people turn to for easy answers, so figuring out whether benefits provided to employees are taxable…
Stephanie Berry wasn’t exactly happy in 2011 when, after working for 19 years as an information technology supervisor for the state of Tennessee, she learned…
Mercer employees are taking part in volunteering experiences across Canada today as part of the consulting firm’s first annual ‘Good Day,’ an initiative to support…
The pharmaceutical company Mylan has been making headlines this week for hiking U.S. prices for EpiPens by 500 per cent. In 2007, two EpiPens cost…
As negotiations continue between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, the strike action that was to start from midnight on Sunday has…
The union representing workers at the Canadian operations of the major American automakers has received a strike mandate from its members as it prepares to…
Nearly half (44 per cent) of U.S. employees are actively looking for a new job, while 52 per cent are open to leaving their current…
Manager-level employees who work for McDonald’s Canada in Ontario can now use on-the-job learning to earn a college diploma. The company is partnering with 24…
U.S. employers are expected to keep pay raises steady at three per cent in 2017, according to research by Willis Towers Watson. That’s on par…
Sun Life Financial has appointed Rachel McNeill-Thompson as assistant vice-president of marketing and communications and Jean-Michel Lavoie as assistant vice-president of product development in its…
Just four in 10 respondents would be likely to return to a job they left, with men (44 per cent) more likely than women (36…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to pay more than $1 million to a former senior investment employee. The…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau has funneled $1.1 million U.S. in grants to research how paid leave programs can be developed across the country.…
It has been more than a year since Jonathan Zaid won the right to have his medical marijuana prescription covered under his group benefits plan,…
With studies showing low levels of employee engagement, it’s striking that so few people are really engaged and intrinsically motivated to perform the jobs they…