Etsy to allow staff to trade in parental leave for cash in 2019
Starting in 2019, Etsy Inc. employees will be allowed to trade in up to 14 weeks of parental leave for a cash payment to help with…
- By: Staff
- December 6, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:30
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Express Scripts Canada appoints new president
Express Scripts Canada is appointing Dr. Dorian Lo as president following Michael Biskey’s retirement from the position in the first quarter of 2019. Lo is…
- By: Staff
- December 6, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:00
What GDPR, PIPEDA mean for Canadian employers’ data protection
With privacy and data protection laws in Canada and abroad evolving, these changes serve as a reminder to employers to be more stringent in safeguarding the information entrusted…
- By: Jann Lee
- December 4, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Employers continue to adopt non-traditional perks: study
More employers are adding unique perks to their traditional benefits packages to meet the changing demands of their workforces, according to a new study by human resources…
- By: Staff
- November 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:15
Great-West Life appoints new executive VP of group customer
The Great-West Life Assurance Co., the London Life Insurance Co. and Canada Life Financial Corp. have appointed Brad Fedorchuk as executive vice-president for group customer. Since…
- By: Staff
- November 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:28
More than 8,000 caregiving EI benefits claims since Dec. 2017: Feds
In the first year since the federal government made changes to employment insurance benefits aimed at helping caregivers and new parents, it has received more…
- By: Staff
- November 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Saskatchewan proposes increase to maternity, adoptions leaves
Saskatchewan is proposing an increase to maternity and adoption leaves, calling the suggested changes the longest time off in the country. A bill introduced in the…
- By: The Canadian Press
- November 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
Lessons for Canada from pharmacare systems around the world
In its 2018 budget, the federal government created an advisory council on the implementation of national pharmacare, led by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins.…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- November 23, 2018 March 11, 2021
- 08:57
A look at the challenges of an increasingly mobile workforce
As the world is getting smaller, its workforce is becoming more mobile. In 2017, 66.2 million people travelled to live abroad, up from 52.8 million…
- By: Jann Lee
- November 23, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:53
What are the benefits of offering commuting perks to employees?
Commuting to work is part of daily life for many Canadians. In the 2016 census, Statistics Canada found 15.9 million citizens were commuters, spending an…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- November 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Prescription drug spending in Canada to hit $33.7B in 2018: report
Spending on prescription drugs is expected to total $33.7 billion in 2018, according to a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Of that…
- By: Staff
- November 20, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:00
Accompass appoints consultant in benefits, health practice
Accompass Inc. has appointed David McDonald as a consultant in its benefits and health practice. With five years in the industry, McDonald was previously a senior analyst in health and…
- By: Staff
- November 13, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:00
Hub International acquires Proteus Performance Management
Hub International Ltd. is acquiring Proteus Performance Management Inc. Headquartered in Toronto, Proteus provides specialized pension plan governance and investment consulting to corporate plan sponsors, not-for-profit…
- By: Staff
- November 5, 2018 January 13, 2021
- 09:06
Millennial employees more likely to be involved in mentoring: survey
Nearly half (46 per cent) of millennial workers have a mentor, compared with just 27 per cent of employees over age 35, according to a survey…
- By: Staff
- November 5, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:45
SSQ partners with fintech company
SSQ Life Insurance Co. Inc. is partnering with financial technology company Now Solutions Group, a provider of remote transactional assistance to insurance and financial services companies.…
- By: Staff
- October 30, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:00
Employers, staff not on same page for perks: survey
Employers and employees aren’t on the same page when it comes to non-monetary perks and incentives, according to a survey by staffing company Robert Half Canada…
- By: Staff
- October 25, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:45
BAT Group rolls out new parental benefits for 55,000 global staff
The British American Tobacco Group is rolling out a range of new parental benefits for its 55,000 global employees. The aim of the new benefits, which…
- By: Staff
- October 22, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 16:00
Great-West Life appoints new president, COO for Canada
Great-West Life Inc. has appointed Jeff Macoun as president and chief operating officer for Canada. Macoun is filling the role following the announcement that Stefan…
- By: Staff
- October 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:04
Kim Tabac joins League as chief people officer
Digital health benefits platform League Inc. has appointed Kim Tabac as its chief people officer. In the short term, Tabac will focus on scaling the…
- By: Staff
- October 19, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:03
Pharmacare debate ignoring existing provincial drug plans: report
The national pharmacare debate is lacking a clear understanding of the coverage already available to Canadians who may be at risk of letting prescriptions go unfilled…
- By: Staff
- October 17, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 08:45
Canadians to leave 40 million vacation days unused in 2018: report
By the end of 2018, Canadians are expected to leave more than 40 million vacation days on the table, according to new research by Expedia…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 15:30
The Leslie Group partners with Collage to manage benefits, HR
Employee benefits consulting firm the Leslie Group is entering into a non-exclusive partnership with Collage Technologies Inc., a platform that helps manage benefits, human resources…
- By: Staff
- October 16, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
What will happen to Ontario’s new employment legislation?
Earlier this month, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced in the provincial legislature that he would be axing Bill 148, an assortment of changes to the Employment…
- By: Ryan Murphy
- October 12, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:15
Controlling benefits costs a top concern for HR professionals
Controlling costs on both the employer and employee side of benefits plans is a top concern for human resources professionals, according to a new survey by Hub…
- By: Staff
- October 11, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:20
Starbucks launches subsidized care benefit for children, dependant adults
Starbucks Corp. is aiming to help working parents and caregivers with a new benefit connecting employees with an online care network and 10 days of subsidized…
- By: Staff
- October 11, 2018 September 13, 2019
- 09:15