Banyan Work Health Solutions Inc. has announced a new program to help manage workplace absence. The program, part of Sun Life Financial’s absence and disability management group benefits, provides employers with access to an occupational claims management service.
Desjardins Financial Security has announced a new offering under its group insurance plans to help employers better promote health at the workplace and support employees on disability leave. The service is called Contact 360°.
Employees in Canada are more likely than their global counterparts to call in sick if they feel stressed, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for The Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. According to the survey, employees in China lead the way when it comes to calling in sick when they’re not actually feeling […]
Although untracked absenteeism often strains benefits budgets, most employers don’t do much about it. But Leo LeBlanc, vice-president of HR and corporate affairs at Co-op Atlantic, discovered that getting a handle on absenteeism can bring the company significant savings. And one of the beauties of saving money on benefits is that there are more funds […]
Most employees, given the opportunity, would rather return to work as soon as possible after being off with an illness. And most employers are only too happy to make this happen by offering appropriate programs. However, work absence rates among Canadian employees have been steadily increasing for more than a decade and there is no […]