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City of Toronto using cartoons to make benefits communications more engaging

Sadie Janes — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:58:23 +0000

When it comes to communicating with employees, it can be challenging for employers to create subject matter that’s engaging enough to ensure staff properly absorb all of the information. In 2021, the City of Toronto decided to try a new strategy by adding an animated video to its benefits communications campaign. “People are busy. We […]

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TTC, City of Toronto terminating unvaccinated employees

bwolfe — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:00:07 +0000

The Toronto Transit Commission and the City of Toronto are among the latest employers to fire workers for not complying with a mandatory coronavirus vaccination policy. In a press release, Marvin Alfred, president of the Amalgamated Transit Unit Local 113, said the TTC has fired several hundred workers for not receiving vaccines, noting the terminations […]

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City of Toronto delaying return-to-office plans due to Omicron variant

mdunne — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:00:13 +0000

The City of Toronto is delaying recently announced return-to-office plans in the wake of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. All fully-vaccinated office-based employees with the City of Toronto were set to be back in the workplace, at least some of the time, starting on Jan. 4, 2022. That plan has now been put on ice […]

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City of Toronto, Scotiabank rolling out return-to-office plans

bwolfe — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:00:50 +0000

All fully-vaccinated office-based employees with the City of Toronto are set to be back in the workplace, at least some of the time, starting on Jan. 4, 2022. In a press release, the city said, as of Nov. 30, each of its office buildings will be open to the maximum occupancy possible, based on physical […]

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Employers, employees adapting to hybrid working models

mdunne — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:04 +0000

As an executive with the City of Toronto, Lawrence Eta now makes a point of not coming into the office every day. The chief technological officer says that’s because he wants to lead by example and show his employees that there’ll be no preferences between someone who’s working onsite or remotely in their hybrid working […]

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How have Canada’s DB pensions changed over the last decade?

mschmit — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 05:30:54 +0000

Whether it’s battling the challenges of plan maturity, increasing longevity, the changing nature of work or difficult financial markets, these so-called golden handcuffs are looking pretty dented in some cases. But the 10 years following the great financial crisis wasn’t all bad. Many public pension plans, as well as affiliated administrators and investment managers, have […]

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City of York pension plan joins OMERS

mschmit — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:07:37 +0000

The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan officially transferred the management of its assets and liabilities to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System plan last week, as part of a broader initiative to transfer four pre-OMERS plans from the City of Toronto to OMERS. The City of York plan was closed to […]

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