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Employers mandating 5-day RTO should consider impact on women employees: experts

lbailey — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:29 +0000

When mandating that employees return to the office, employers need to consider the impact it may have on workers and give them the opportunity to adjust appropriately. Last month, in an internal memo, Dell Inc. told its sales team they would be expected to work onsite going forward, giving employees just two-days’ notice of the […]

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How employers can support female employees’ financial, retirement wellness

Sadie Janes — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:57:35 +0000

Brianne Collins, age 29, has worked as a senior copywriter at a large Toronto-based advertising agency for just over a year. Collins’ agency supports employee financial wellness in several ways, including a group registered retirement savings plan, financial advice and Financial Literacy Month webinars with sessions covering various financial topics. “In busy day-to-day work, it’s […]

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Concept of ‘MEI’ taking away from employers’ DEI efforts: expert

Sadie Janes — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:22 +0000

The concept of merit, excellence and intelligence — which is gaining traction in certain industries — can detract from the critical efforts employers are making with diversity, equity and inclusion, says Cerys Goodall, chief operating officer of Vetster. “MEI is an ideal — it sounds great, but DEI is the practice and we need to make […]

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City of Philadelphia employees ordered back to office 5 days per week

bwolfe — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:00:56 +0000

The City of Philadelphia is ordering all 26,000 municipal employees back to the office five days per week, according to a report by National Public Radio. While several unions representing the city’s workers argued that change in work arrangements must be negotiated, a Philadelphia County judge ruled in favour of city officials, who have maintained that […]

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60% of working women believe menopause, reproductive health issues can affect career advancement: report

Sadie Janes — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:08 +0000

Three-fifths (60 per cent) of working women believe health issues around menstruation, menopause and reproductive health can affect their career advancement abilities, according to a new report by Sun Life Financial Inc. It found four in 10 working women said they’ve made career-limiting decisions for health-related concerns or to care for their family and 10 […]

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91% of PSAC members opposed to Treasury Board’s hybrid work mandate: survey

Sadie Janes — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:02 +0000

The majority (91 per cent) of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s members are strongly opposed to the Treasury Board’s new hybrid work mandate, according to a recent survey by the PSAC. In May, the Treasury Board announced its decision to require federal public service workers to be in-office a minimum of three days per […]

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A deep dive into health-care navigation guides

Sadie Janes — Fri, 10 May 2024 12:57:14 +0000

With employees often struggling to find benefits offerings related to mental-health support or chronic conditions, demand for health-care system navigation services has increased significantly in the past few years. In May 2023, the Bank of Montreal launched a digital mental-health navigation guide, available to employees in both Canada and the U.S., that streamlines access to […]

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How DC plan sponsors can support women’s financial confidence

bwolfe — Fri, 10 May 2024 11:59:20 +0000

While women are increasingly becoming primary income earners, few women manage their own finances as they near retirement, said Elisha Ribeiro, national sales director for integrated and group retirement services at the Canada Life Assurance Co. (pictured right), during a session at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Defined Contribution Plan Summit in February. “In our 20s, there […]

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Working mothers fear losing ability to work from home: expert

lbailey — Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:22 +0000

More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of working mothers are concerned about losing the level of flexibility they have at work in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. Over the last 24 months, more companies have mandated employees to work onsite more frequently and that’s a big concern for working parents, […]

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Rise of remote, hybrid working leading employees to a ‘Great Exhaustion,’ says expert

lbailey — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:26 +0000

While remote and hybrid working arrangements have revolutionized the modern workplace, they’re also fuelling unrealistic expectations for office communications, leading to what some have coined the ‘Great Exhaustion.’ In the pre-coronavirus pandemic office environment, employees understood that it would take a couple of days for colleagues to respond to an email or phone request, says Janet […]

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