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 employee benefits and compensation planning, as well as pension and retirement matters, also caught readers’ eyes.
Here are Benefits Canada’s 10 most popular stories of the year:
1. Feds consider definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ in review of federal worker mandate
2. TD expanding fertility treatment coverage, bereavement policy
3. KPMG allowing employees to work remotely from another province, country
4. Canadians need $1.4M to retire comfortably at 65: report
5. Ontario extending paid sick leave program until March 31, 2023
6. Canadian employers planning average salary increase budgets of 3.8%: survey
7. Thomson Reuters supporting employee well-being with new vacation policy
8. CFP urging Alberta government to reconsider transfer of pension risk to plan members
9. Canadian base salaries increasing 4% in 2023: survey
10. Calculation for commuted pension values confusing to some plan members: actuary