collaboration – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Amazon supporting Canadian veterans through ERG, employee programs https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/amazon-supporting-canadian-veterans-through-erg-employee-programs/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162610 Amazon Canada is supporting Canadian veterans through a dedicated employee resource group as well as paid leave and various veteran-specific programs. The Warriors at Amazon group includes thousands of employees and offers professional development and advocacy support for veterans and military spouses across the company’s workforce. The group is also leading the company’s Remembrance Day […]

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]]> HOOPP’s focus on cross-collaboration in mental health leads to award win https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/the-hoopps-focus-on-cross-collaboration-in-mental-health-leads-to-award-win/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162389 The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s extensive benefits coverage and focus on cross-collaboration landed the company a win in the Mental Health Program category for employers with fewer than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. The HOOPP’s mental-health strategy is designed to drive a program that educates and empowers employees and their […]

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]]> Peel Region’s extensive collection of data leads to mental-health win https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/peel-regions-extensive-collection-of-data-leads-to-mental-health-win/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162275 Peel Region’s extensive collection of data and strong results led to a win in the Mental Health Program category for employers with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 18. In 2019, Peel Region developed a psychological health and safety framework — the Me-We-Us Framework — and committed to adopting the Canadian […]

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]]> Half of U.S. employees considering looking for new job if employer reduces flexibility: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/half-of-u-s-employees-considering-looking-for-new-job-if-employer-reduces-flexibility-survey/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159480 Half (50 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’d consider looking for a new job if their employer reduced remote and hybrid work flexibility, a percentage that increases to 61 per cent among generation Z workers, according to a new survey by Eagle Hill Consulting. The survey, which polled more than 1,400 employees, found 67 […]

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]]> Employers can help gen Z workers feel less isolated through social activities, mentoring: experts https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-can-help-gen-z-workers-feel-less-isolated-through-social-activities-mentoring-experts/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158386 Generation Z workers may be feeling more disconnected or isolated due to the effects of remote work, but employers can help by providing opportunities for connectivity, says Alexandra Duba, people experience advisor at Xero Ltd. “It has so much to do with how the [coronavirus] pandemic impacted in-person connection, as well as the impact technology […]

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]]> How ‘Chronoworking’ is helping boost employee productivity, recruitment https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-chronoworking-is-helping-boost-employee-productivity-recruitment-experts/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157274 The concept of “chronoworking” is an emerging flexibility trend that can help with employee engagement and productivity, as well as attraction and retention. Similar to autonomous working, chronoworking tailors an individual’s work schedule around their circadian rhythm and optimum times of productivity. In 2021, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation implemented its own results-oriented, flexible working […]

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]]> Younger employees expect a 10% raise if unable to work in a hybrid arrangement: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/younger-employees-expect-a-10-raise-if-unable-to-work-in-a-hybrid-arrangement-survey/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154871 Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working arrangement, according to a survey by IWG Canada.  The survey, which polled more than 1,000 Canadian adults who work in a flexible, hybrid environment, found an overwhelming majority of gen Z […]

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]]> Rise of remote, hybrid working leading employees to a ‘Great Exhaustion,’ says expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/rise-of-remote-hybrid-working-leading-employees-to-a-great-exhaustion-says-expert/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153898 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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]]> 76% of Canadian employers mandating partial, full return to office: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/76-of-canadian-employers-mandating-partial-full-return-to-office-survey/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153839 Three-quarters (76 per cent) of Canadian employers are mandating employees return to the office partially or full time, citing productivity, team communication and workplace culture as key drivers for the decision, according to a new survey by Cisco Systems Inc. The survey, which polled 150 Canadian employers and 500 employees, found nearly two-thirds (64 per […]

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]]> Redbrick highlighting DEI through employee-led discussions, education sessions https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/redbrick-highlighting-dei-through-employee-led-discussions-education-sessions/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151683 Redbrick is highlighting diversity, equity and inclusion through employee-led discussions and education sessions, beginning with a focus on Black History Month in February. The Victoria, B.C.-based technology company is currently revamping its DEI strategy, which includes an internal network called ‘DRIVE’ — short for diversity, reconciliation, inclusivity, visibility and equity, says Basil Onyia, senior people […]

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