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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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Plan members with Alzheimer’s still have plenty to offer the workplace: patient advocate

bwolfe — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:58:47 +0000

After her husband Mike Kessler was diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s disease in 2021, Karen Kessler admitted she would hover around him. The Windsor, Ont. couple implemented many strategies in place to manage Mike’s diagnosis, and Karen remembers believing he would need plenty of help. “I was doing everything, I was carrying the load, and quite […]

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65% of women employees concerned about receiving inadequate pay increases: survey

lbailey — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:08 +0000

Nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of women say inadequate compensation increases is their biggest concern in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 760 workers, also found three-quarters (75 per cent) of women cited wider economic changes as a major concern. It’s important for employers […]

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Report finds women taking 69% of all mental-health leaves of absence

Sadie Janes — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:01 +0000

In 2023, women took 69 per cent of all leaves of absence related to mental health in North America, according to a new report by ComPsych Corp. The report, which analyzed data from more than 5,700 employers in Canada and the U.S., found 33 per cent of mental-health leaves were taken by millennial women, followed by […]

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How employers can support sandwich generation caregivers

Sadie Janes — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:23 +0000

Employers can support sandwich generation caregivers by providing extensive well-being benefits, flexibility and leadership training, says Michael Mousseau, national well-being practice leader at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Sandwich generation caregivers are people, typically middle-aged individuals, who find themselves tasked with taking care of their children while also looking after their parents or older family members. […]

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