Health/wellness – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-106/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162214 An article on Amazon Canada’s win in the Financial Wellness Program category at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Amazon Canada’s new estate planning benefit key to financial wellness win 2. Half of Canadian employees behind […]

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]]> TMX Group wins award for diligent approach to building its future workplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/tmx-group-wins-award-for-diligent-approach-to-building-its-future-workplace/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161423 TMX Group Ltd. was the winner at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards for its diligent approach to mapping out a future workplace that leaves the one-size-fits-all office in the past. The financial services company was this year’s winner in the Future of Work Strategy category for its hybrid-first way of working experiment, which was designed to […]

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]]> Q&A with Manulife Canada’s Michelle DeBeyer https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-manulife-canadas-michelle-debeyer/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:53:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161125 The insurance company’s vice-president and head of human resources discusses embracing artificial intelligence and taking time to sit back, relax and connect with family. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: A core part of my role is ensuring Manulife Canada is constantly evolving and continually looking for different ways to […]

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]]> Q&A with B.C. Lottery Corp.’s Madhavee Inamdar https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-bclcs-madhavee-inamdar/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:53:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159997 The B.C. Lottery Corp.’s manager of diversity, inclusion and belonging discusses weaving inclusivity into the fabric of a business, bringing organizations together to share diversity, equity and inclusion best practices and the joy of canine companions and Bollywood. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Integrating our DEI priorities into the […]

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]]> 1Password’s Pride Month events highlighting intersectionality, community spirit https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/1passwords-pride-month-events-highlighting-intersectionality-community-spirit/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157385 For Pride Month, 1Password is bringing employees together to highlight intersectionality through a host of initiatives, including a keynote presentation by Canada’s Drag Race‘s season one contestant, Kyne. “This year, we really wanted to focus on intersectionality and bringing the different visible minorities together in new and interesting ways,” says Ionas von Zezschwitz, the identity security company’s […]

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]]> Feds should make capital gains tax exemption permanent for employee ownership trusts: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/feds-should-make-capital-gains-tax-exemption-permanent-for-employee-ownership-trusts-report/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157040 Academics from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the University of Victoria have released a report calling on the federal government to make permanent its new partial capital gains tax exemption for sales of existing firms to employee ownership trusts and extend it to worker cooperatives. In its 2024 budget, the federal government released further […]

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]]> 2024 Top 100 Pension Funds report: Employees’ financial wellness moving up the agenda for pension plan sponsors https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/2024-top-100-pension-funds-report-employees-financial-wellness-moving-up-the-agenda-for-pension-plan-sponsors/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:55:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157051 When Phillip Kotanidis took over as chief human resources officer at Toronto’s Michael Garron Hospital in 2018, the financial well-being of staff wasn’t exactly high on his agenda. In such a fast-paced and potentially stressful workplace, money matters naturally took a backseat to the physical and mental health of the hospital’s staff, who are members […]

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]]> Q&A with the UPP’s Omo Akintan https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-omo-akintan/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:52:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157062 The University Pension Plan’s chief people officer discusses expanding the talent pool, providing access to personalized and culturally relevant mental-health practitioners and finding time to enjoy the theatre. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: As a new organization responsible for delivering pension security to 40,000 members, we need to attract […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-86/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156970 An article detailing a stark increase in the use of obesity medications among Canadian employer-sponsored benefits plan members was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Claims for obesity drugs increased 42% in 2023, 92% since 2020: report 2. How […]

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]]> Employers rethinking value of employee connections in era of remote work: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/employers-rethinking-value-of-employee-connections-in-era-of-remote-work-report/ Mon, 27 May 2024 19:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156065 The rise of remote work has led to a loss of workplace social connections that is negatively affecting employees, according to a new report by the Conference Board of Canada. The report, which is based on multiple surveys conducted between 2022 and 2023, found employers are concerned about workplace isolation as flexible work arrangements become […]

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