Long-term care spending in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is set to double, or even triple, by 2050, led by aging…
Benefits professionals are often required to focus on financial concerns such as budgets, expenses and return on investment. But mental health is all about the…
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has announced it will take full ownership of Buffett & Company Worksite Wellness Inc. The two organizations have been…
An employer must accommodate an employee with any kind of health concern—whether physical or mental—up to the point of undue hardship. “The right to accommodate…
As employees begin to turn more and more to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) for mental distress claims, employers need to know how…
“The reality of workplace stress is with all of us—at all times,” said Rhonda Shirreff, a labour and employment lawyer with Heenan Blaikie, speaking today…
An aging workforce means aging parents of those employees as well. As more and more employees find themselves in the caregiver role, employers are put…
If you’re eager to start up a benefits plan for your small business but don’t know where to start, a benefits consultant may be an…
Read our 2011 Small Plan Sponsor Report. Telelink, like many other companies, struggled during the recession. The St. John’s, Newfoundland-based inbound customer service business has…
Short-term and long-term disability claims show that incidences of depression are increasing in the workplace. But, did you know that approximately 10% of employees will…
With an aging workforce and related costs (i.e., medical costs and lost productivity) estimated to be greater than $6 billion annually to the economy, it’s…
Accommodating employees at work who have physical disabilities that challenge them daily may be an obvious step, but employers need to remember that employees with…
There are now new simplified, standardized forms for group short-term disability and ongoing long-term disability claims. The two new forms will be accepted by all…
The Ontario government has changed its mind and now intends to give ex-Nortel employees the choice to opt out of a windup plan for their…
One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, according to a 2002 Health Canada report. In any year, 12% of Canadians…
Although untracked absenteeism often strains benefits budgets, most employers don’t do much about it. But Leo LeBlanc, vice-president of HR and corporate affairs at Co-op…
Most employees, given the opportunity, would rather return to work as soon as possible after being off with an illness. And most employers are only…
Manulife Financial has rolled out a new long-term disability program designed for executives and professionals. The Executive LTD program is available as a group benefit…
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) strikes only about 1% of the population. That percentage, however, translates to almost 30,000 cases in British Columbia alone last year, making…
In accommodating an employee with a physical and/or mental disability in the workplace, the employer must follow a number of guidelines, but these should be…
From a financial and workplace perspective, most employers understand the need to manage casual absence and disability claims properly—but the devil of disability management is…
1 The RDSP has its own abilities and disabilities HR Managers should do their homework on the new Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) before discussing…
The prognostications of how long this economic downturn will last are as varied as the number of economists who have dared to venture a guess,…
HR Managers should do their homework on the new Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) before discussing RRSPs and TFSAs with disabled employees. Otherwise they may…
Employers today are facing tough business decisions relating to their benefits plans driven by the difficult economic environment. In particular, they may need to consider…