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Meridian supporting employee development through corporate giving program

Meridian Credit Union Ltd. is supporting local communities through its employee giving program. The organization’s year-end giving campaign, which launched Nov. 29 to coincide with…

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  • January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023
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Expert panel: Employers embracing DEI to overcome labour shortages in 2023

Amid an ongoing labour shortage, employers of all sizes and sectors are increasingly embracing diversity, equity and inclusion. A recent Statistics Canada report found, as…

75% of employers expecting hiring challenges in 2023: survey

Three-quarters (75 per cent) of Canadian employers say they expect to face hiring challenges in 2023, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll…

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  • January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
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My Take: Employers can do more to shrink gender pay, pension gaps

Last October, Ontario’s pay equity office reported Canadian women received an average of 18 per cent less retirement income than men in 2020, which is three per…

Top 10 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of 2022

Amid the lingering coronavirus pandemic, vaccination policies and paid sick leave were top of mind among Benefits Canada’s readers in 2022. However, stories about new…

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  • December 23, 2022 December 22, 2022
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80% of Canadian public companies using at least one ESG factor in executive compensation plans: report

The majority (80 per cent) of Canadian public companies are using at least one environmental, social and governance factor in their executive compensation plans, with…

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  • December 23, 2022 December 22, 2022
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Gallagher acquiring Buck for US$660 million

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is acquiring BCHR Holdings — also known as Buck — for US$660 million. Through the agreement, Gallagher will expand its…

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  • December 21, 2022 December 20, 2022
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PwC Canada supporting employees with enhanced fertility, surrogacy benefits

PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada is supporting employees with enhanced family-building benefits. The enhanced benefits, provided by Sun Life Financial Inc., include coverage for procedures and drugs related…

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  • December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022
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Survey finds 74% of U.S. employers offering hybrid work arrangements

Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of U.S. employers say they offer hybrid work arrangements, according to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee…

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  • December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022
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70% of employees with disabilities don’t feel valued at work: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of Canadian workers with disabilities say they don’t feel valued at work, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest mental-health index.…

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  • December 19, 2022 December 19, 2022
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Webinar coverage: Employee well-being, collaboration and accommodation all part of the future of work

As the coronavirus crisis moves into an endemic phase, employers are diligently rebuilding their workplaces to suit the new working environment that’s emerged from this…

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Survey finds half of Canadian employees are looking for a new job

Half (50 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re currently looking for a new job or plan to begin their search in the first half…

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  • December 16, 2022 December 16, 2022
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Editorial: Wrapping up 2022 with healthy outcomes, award winners and a glimpse at the future of work

The autumn is typically a busy one for the industry, but this year was especially eventful over at Benefits Canada. After a brief hiatus, the…

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

An article on how Canada compares to other countries in terms of its vacation day offering was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last…

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  • December 16, 2022 December 15, 2022
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Head to head: Is ‘quiet quitting’ a call for setting boundaries or updating job descriptions?

Over the past few months, the new buzz term became a divisive one for both employers and employees, so Benefits Canada asked two human resources experts to…

How BlackBerry’s wellness and spirituality rooms encourage employees to take a break

Ten years ago, while BlackBerry Ltd. was moving from its head office near the University of Waterloo campus to a complex of three office buildings in…

Q&A with OTG Management’s Alan House

The airport hospitality company’s executive vice-president and chief human resources officer talks attraction and retention, succession planning and making memories with family. Q: What top…

Coverage of the 2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference

After a brief hiatus, Benefits Canada’s long-standing Healthy Outcomes Conference returned as an in-person event designed for employers to exchange ideas and best practices for…

2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Centering employee well-being in return-to-office plans

After two and a half years of coronavirus pandemic-induced remote work, employers are attempting to bring employees back to the office, but many are failing…

2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference: Integrating DEI strategies into benefits programs

The majority of Capital One Canada’s workforce are second-generation Canadians and/or immigrants, so many employees didn’t see their families during the pandemic. While they wanted…

2022 Healthy Outcomes Conference: How is the pandemic changing plan sponsors’ mental-health strategies?

During the pandemic, employers are facing the “perfect storm” of major workplace disruption coupled with a poor mental-health baseline leading up to the crisis, according…

Just 29% of Canadian workers used all of their vacation time in 2022: survey

Roughly a third (29 per cent) of Canadian employees say they used all of their vacation time in 2022, a slight improvement from 2021 (27 per…

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  • December 15, 2022 December 15, 2022
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Amazon Canada promoting inclusivity, accessibility through disability ERG

Amazon Canada is prioritizing inclusivity and accessibility by working closely with its People With Disabilities employee resource group and adding supports such as internal sign…

70% of HR professionals say employer lacks DEI framework: survey

More than two-thirds (70 per cent) of human resources professionals say their employer lacks a diversity, equity and inclusion governance framework or has a DEI…

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  • December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022
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67% of U.S. employees say recession fears impacting mental health: survey

More than two-thirds (67 per cent) of U.S. employees say concerns about a recession are impacting their mental health, according to a new survey by…

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  • December 12, 2022 December 9, 2022
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