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Just 20% of U.S. workers feel connected to their organization’s culture: survey

Just two in 10 (roughly 20 per cent) U.S. employees strongly agree they’re connected to their organization’s culture, according to a new survey by Workhuman…

  • By: Staff
  • October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023
  • 15:00

80% of SME workers consider benefits before accepting new role: survey

The majority (80 per cent) of Canadian employees say they consider a small- and medium-sized employer’s health benefits before accepting a new role and 73 per cent…

  • By: Staff
  • October 5, 2023 October 6, 2023
  • 09:00
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Employers play crucial role in supporting employees’ savings amid rising cost of living: expert

As Canadians struggle to save amid the rising cost of living, employers play a crucial role in facilitating savings options for their employees, says Doug Crowe, vice-president…

Walmart Canada supporting employee enrichment, well-being by covering education costs

Walmart Canada is supporting employees’ ongoing education by covering the cost of tuition, books and course fees for programs at some of Canada’s top universities.…

Survey finds a third of Canadian workers finding cost a barrier to accessing mental-health support

A third (32 per cent) of Canadian employees say cost/affordability is the top barrier to getting mental-health support, according to the latest mental-health index by…

  • By: Staff
  • October 2, 2023 October 1, 2023
  • 09:00
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92% of LGBTQ2S+ workers consider company’s inclusion reputation when job searching: survey

The vast majority (92 per cent) of global LGBTQ2S+ employees say they consider potential employers’ reputations around LGBTQ2S+ inclusion when searching for a job, according…

  • By: Staff
  • October 2, 2023 September 28, 2023
  • 09:00

Report finds employees less likely to say employer making positive changes to support mental health in 2023

While employees’ overall view of their employer’s workplace mental-health efforts are on the rise, workers were 49 per cent less likely to say their employer…

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2023 September 27, 2023
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the new agreement between Ford of Canada and Unifor was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most…

  • By: Staff
  • September 29, 2023 September 28, 2023
  • 09:00

Truth and Reconciliation: KPMG in Canada focusing on education, recruitment efforts

KPMG in Canada is marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by educating employees and employer clients on issues impacting Indigenous Canadians. The organization…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • September 29, 2023 September 28, 2023
  • 09:00
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Expert panel: How employers can support transgender, gender non-conforming employees

Canada’s most recent census found there are 59,460 Canadians aged 15 or older who identify as transgender and 41,355 who identified as non-binary. However, these individuals…

Survey finds majority of plan members with a workplace wellness culture satisfied with their jobs

Plan members with a workplace wellness culture are much more likely (89 per cent) to be satisfied with their jobs compared to those without one…

  • By: Staff
  • September 28, 2023 September 28, 2023
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Canadian employers projecting smaller compensation increases in 2024: survey

Canadian employers are projecting, on average, 3.3 per cent for merit increase budgets and 3.7 per cent for total increase budgets in 2024, compared to…

  • By: Staff
  • September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023
  • 15:00

BDO partnering with NGOs to address workplace accessibility gaps

BDO Canada is partnering with two non-governmental organizations to address accessibility gaps within the workplace. The consultancy is working with the Institute for Research and Development on…

  • By: Sadie Janes
  • September 26, 2023 September 25, 2023
  • 09:00

Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to DB plan

More than 5,600 Ford of Canada workers have voted in favour of ratifying a three-year collective agreement that includes improvements to the defined contribution and…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
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Men more likely than women to report reduced stress due to financial wellness programs: survey

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of male employees in the U.S. report a reduction in their stress levels due to their employer’s financial…

  • By: Staff
  • September 25, 2023 September 22, 2023
  • 09:00
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Half of U.S. workers say employee well-being supports healthy workplace culture: survey

While half (51 per cent) of U.S. workers say improving employee well-being is a key action that employers can take to create a healthy workplace…

  • By: Staff
  • September 22, 2023 September 22, 2023
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Employers contending with impacts of triple-peak work hours amid rise in flexible working

While flexible working arrangements may render the traditional workday obsolete, concepts like triple-peak work hours may jeopardize the work-life balance employees are seeking. A report…

34% of plan members used virtual health-care services in the last year: survey

A third (34 per cent) of benefits plan members say they’ve received health-care services virtually by phone or computer over the past year, down from…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2023 September 20, 2023
  • 09:00

70% of U.S. SMEs standardizing parental leave for all employees: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of U.S. small- and medium-sized employers that offer parental leave are providing the same leave option to all employees,…

  • By: Staff
  • September 21, 2023 September 20, 2023
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InvestX balancing productivity, employee well-being in return-to-office strategy

Vancouver-based investment firm InvestX Financial Canada Ltd. is balancing flexibility, employee productivity and well-being by requesting all employees work onsite each Tuesday. The ‘Together Tuesdays’…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • September 19, 2023 September 18, 2023
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Editorial: Getting personal about life as a working single mom

Every time I sit down to write my editorial for our annual Women’s Issue, now in its sixth year, the themes these issues highlight for…

Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

An article on the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities’ new risk management guideline was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most…

  • By: Staff
  • September 15, 2023 September 14, 2023
  • 09:00

Webinar coverage: Employers embracing gender affirmation coverage, menopause education as they increase focus on DEI

After years of viewing diversity, equity and inclusion as a side-of-the-desk issue, Canadian employers are increasingly considering it a top priority and integrating their organizational DEI…

Head to head: Are employers making progress on the gender pay gap?

While Canada has had pay equity laws since the 1970s, gender pay gaps still exist, but new pay transparency legislation in British Columbia is aiming…

How Snap is using flexible working to help ease new parents’ return to work

By March 2021, nearly half a million Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic still hadn’t returned to work by the beginning of…