chiropractors – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Plan sponsors encouraged to use benefits for preventative health care: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/plan-sponsors-encouraged-to-use-benefits-for-preventative-health-care-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160402 Canadian benefits plan sponsors are increasingly seeking to balance providing competitive benefits against plan sustainability issues, said expert panellists during the launch event for the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey last week. Andrea Belvedere (pictured right), assistant vice-president of health benefits and solutions at Sun Life, said plan sponsors are starting to ask more questions […]

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]]> Nestlé, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/nestle-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156314 The union representing more than 460 employees at Nestlé in Toronto has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains, ending a strike that began on May 5. The agreement includes a $1 increase each year in the defined benefit pension plan for non-skilled trades and $2 each year for skilled trades. […]

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]]> How employers can support ergonomics, reduce chronic pain amid return to office https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/how-employers-can-support-ergonomics-reduce-chronic-pain-amid-return-to-office/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145399 Employers can support ergonomics by maintaining a proper workstation, providing education and offering proper paramedical coverage, says Dr. Crystal Draper, senior manager of professional practice at the Canadian Chiropractic Association. “[Ergonomic support] is important so employers can help to maintain overall health and wellness of their workforce. We know chronic pain — and any type […]

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]]> Half of plan members say coverage of certain benefits limits their ability to seek treatment: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/half-of-plan-members-say-coverage-of-certain-benefits-limits-their-ability-to-seek-treatment-survey/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143907 Half (51 per cent) of plan members say the coverage levels of at least one of their health benefits limit their ability to seek necessary treatment, jumping to 84 per cent among those with a major injury in the past 12 months, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found this percentage increased […]

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]]> Metro, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/metro-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143028 The union representing 3,700 frontline grocery workers at 27 Metro Inc. stores across the Greater Toronto Area has ratified a collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The agreement was reached following a month-long strike by workers at the 27 stores. It includes an enhanced future service pension credit for full-time workers, increasing by $2 to […]

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]]> 2022 BPS coverage: How employers can combat the rise in musculoskeletal conditions https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2022-bps-coverage-how-employers-can-combat-the-rise-in-musculoskeletal-conditions/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:46:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122782 Employees are experiencing more pain than ever before, with nearly half of the workforce diagnosed with some form of chronic pain lasting more than three months, according to Dr. Ayla Azad, chief experience officer at the Canadian Chiropractic Association, during a session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Benefits & Pension Summit on June 1. Citing several different […]

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]]> A look at how chiropractors can be workplace wellness partners https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/disability-management/a-look-at-how-chiropractors-can-be-workplace-wellness-partners/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:55:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=117065 The burden of musculoskeletal disease has had a significant impact on the lives of Canadians at home and at work, said Alison Dantas, chief executive officer at Canadian Chiropractic Association during Benefits Canada‘s 2022 Chronic Disease at Work event in February. According to the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal conditions are the leading cause of disability around […]

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]]> Toronto seafood market engaging employees with profit-sharing plan, health benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/cap/toronto-seafood-market-engaging-employees-with-profit-sharing-plan-health-benefits/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109690 A Toronto-based seafood market is using its benefits and compensation offerings to engage employees in an industry hit particularly hard by the coronavirus pandemic. David Owen, owner of De La Mer, recently introduced a profit-sharing plan and health benefits for employees of his four stores. While the pandemic delayed the launch of these programs by […]

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]]> Editorial: The fourth trimester and the benefits plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-the-fourth-trimester-and-the-benefits-plan/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102619 As any new parent can attest to, those early hours, days and weeks with a new baby are beyond challenging. In the fourth trimester (a common term for a baby’s first three months in the outside world), this brand new little human you’re tasked with keeping alive will give you vague clues about what they […]

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]]> Sounding Board: Chiropractic care more vital than ever https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/sounding-board-chiropractic-care-more-vital-than-ever/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:00:05 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=102239 There’s a raging epidemic underway in Canada that receives very little attention, despite its devastating impacts. It wreaks havoc on people’s health, fuels the opioid crisis and costs the Canadian economy billions. We’re talking about the epidemic of musculoskeletal conditions in Canada. The statistics paint a grim picture: the combined direct and indirect cost of […]

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