apps – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit: How connected diabetes care platforms can help plan members better manage their condition https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2024-vancouver-benefits-summit-how-connected-diabetes-care-platforms-can-help-plan-members-better-manage-their-condition/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:55:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157508 During a panel discussion at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Vancouver Benefits Summit in May, three experts discussed the role of virtual management platforms in helping Canadians with diabetes manage their condition. According to Diabetes Canada, roughly 12 million Canadians live with type 1, type 2 or prediabetes. Roughly a quarter of Canadians don’t have access to […]

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]]> Employers expect to offer wider variety of benefits for different generations: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/employers-expect-to-offer-wider-variety-of-benefits-for-different-generations-report/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141587 Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of employers recognize they’ll need to offer a wider variety of benefits options to meet the expectations of the different generations in their workforces, according to a new report by LIMRA and EY. In particular, the survey, which polled more than 800 U.S. employers and more than 1,800 employees, found demand […]

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]]> Amex Canada supporting employee well-being with onsite counselling, enhanced mental-health resources https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/amex-canada-supporting-employee-well-being-with-onsite-counselling-enhanced-mental-health-resources/ Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=138586 American Express Canada is supporting employee well-being with onsite counselling and enhanced mental-health resources. Employees can register for free in-office counselling sessions with a registered psychotherapist or virtual sessions with licensed counsellors. The company also upgraded its digital mental-health resources, including access to meditation and breathing exercises via a wellness app. Annette Kingsley, Amex Canada’s […]

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]]> Employees facing work-life balance, mental-health challenges amid return to workplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/employees-facing-work-life-balance-mental-health-challenges-amid-return-to-workplace/ Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=121460 Last summer, Julio Carmona started the process of weaning himself off a fully remote work schedule by showing up to the office once a week. The new hybrid schedule at his job at a state agency in Connecticut still enabled him to spend time cooking dinner for his family and taking his teenage daughter to […]

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