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Employees in Alberta getting paid coronavirus vaccination leave

Alberta recently joined a growing list of provinces and territories that are amending legislation to introduce paid time off for workers who wish to get…

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Employee mental health top well-being issue for 72% of Canadian employers: survey

Employee mental health is the top well-being issue in Canada, according to 72 per cent of employers, surveyed for Aon’s 2021 global well-being survey. Work-life…

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  • April 26, 2021 April 26, 2021
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Shifting workplace norms causing mental distress for Canadian workers: report

Fundamental changes to the traditional workplace are causing greater levels of mental distress for managers and non-managers alike in the Canadian workforce, noted findings from…

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  • April 21, 2021 April 22, 2021
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Manulife making virtual physiotherapy platform available to plan members

Manulife Financial Corp. is making Phzio Canada’s virtual physiotherapy platform available to its plan members, noted a press release. Approximately one in five employees will…

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  • April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021
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Ontario looking at employer-operated, onsite vaccination clinics for ‘hot spot’ communities

In a bid to ensure individuals from hot-spot communities get access to the coronavirus vaccine, the Ontario government is working with public health units, business…

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  • April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021
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Volkswagen giving frontline workers in Germany €1,000 bonuses during coronavirus crisis

In recognition of its employees’ efforts during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Volkswagen and Germany’s largest industrial union have agreed on a 23-month wage deal that…

How employers can support Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, caregivers

Alzheimer’s and dementia is a growing area of concern for the workplace, with more than half a million Canadians currently living with dementia and the…

Tracking impact of coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients, benefits plans

Employers have taken on a larger role in employees’ cancer care in the past few years, but the coronavirus pandemic changed the game even further,…

What plan sponsors need to know about employees with atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis affects all areas of patients’ lives, including their work and productivity, said Lyn Guenther, professor of dermatology at Western University, during Benefits Canada’s…

Applying chronic disease principles to supporting plan members with obesity

Benefits plans tend to cover care for common chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic obstructive lung disease. But the one they often don’t…

Survey finds generational divide in impact of remote work on work-life balance

Year two of the coronavirus pandemic is already revealing fault lines between how the youngest and oldest generations of U.S. employees are coping with the…

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  • April 6, 2021 April 26, 2021
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Dialogue going public amid strong appetite for virtual health-care offerings

When Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. made its Toronto Stock Exchange debut this week, there was no traditional market opening with staff packing a room cheering and…

HOOPP, Social Capital Partners financing Taylor Guitars’ move to 100% employee-ownership

Taylor Guitars is moving to a 100 per cent employee-ownership model with the help of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Canadian non-profit Social…