DEI benefits – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 PepsiCo Canada’s winning DEI strategy linking inclusion to employee well-being https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/pepsico-canadas-winning-dei-strategy-linking-inclusion-to-employee-well-being/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161083 PepsiCo Canada’s 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards win demonstrates how weaving diversity, equity and inclusion into strategic business practices can foster employee mental health and wellness. The food and beverage company’s inclusive end-to-end business transformation strategy made it this year’s winner in the DEI Program category. “It’s so fantastic that all of our hard work has been […]

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]]> Who are the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards? https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/who-are-the-winners-of-the-2024-workplace-benefits-awards/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161342 Benefits Canada is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards. The awards, which were presented at the end of the 2024 Healthy Outcomes Conference in Toronto on Oct. 18, recognized employers that are making a substantial difference in their employees’ financial, mental and physical well-being. This year, Benefits Canada presented awards across […]

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]]> Editorial: Calling on government, employers to update inequitable benefits for working parents https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-calling-on-government-employers-to-update-inequitable-benefits-for-working-parents/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160933 As I write this, I’ve been back at my desk for three weeks following my second maternity leave. This time around, I took nearly eight months, which gave me a lot of time to think about Canada’s archaic employment insurance system and its impact on new parents. For many working parents in Canada, eight months […]

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]]> Majority of employers feel it’s challenging to provide benefits in today’s economic climate: 2024 BCHS https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/majority-of-employers-feel-its-challenging-to-provide-benefits-in-todays-economic-climate-2024-bchs/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160233 A large majority (80 per cent) of Canadian employers feel it’s extremely (36 per cent) or somewhat challenging (44 per cent) to provide benefits in today’s economic climate, according to the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. However, three-quarters (77 per cent) of plan sponsors indicated their health benefits plan was extremely or very important to […]

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]]> How Manulife is supporting employees through the many stages of their health journeys https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-manulife-is-supporting-employees-through-the-many-stages-of-their-health-journeys/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:58:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159981 When Jennifer Young, a global human resources business solutions consultant at Manulife Financial Corp., found out she was expecting her first child in 2021, she thought the coronavirus pandemic would pose the biggest challenge to a healthy pregnancy. But, like many parents, her journey into motherhood ended up requiring a circle of care dependent on […]

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]]> Top 10 benefits stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-benefits-stories-of-2023/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148992 A story on how plan sponsors and insurers are considering covering weight-loss drugs as part of a broader push towards more inclusive benefits was the most-read benefits story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular benefits news stories of the year: 1. How plan sponsors, insurers are considering coverage of weight-loss drugs amid rising […]

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]]> 2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference: The role of mental-health care, support in DEI strategies https://www.benefitscanada.com/events/conference-coverage/2023-healthy-outcomes-conference-the-role-of-mental-health-care-support-in-dei-strategies/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:57:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147113 As employers increasingly embrace diversity, equity and inclusion strategies, strong mental-health support can be a key pillar in those efforts, said Joby McKenzie, managing director for Canada at Teladoc Health, during Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Healthy Outcomes Conference in October. Highlighting statistics showing the mental-health disparities across diverse groups, she noted a third of Indigenous people […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-60/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146827 An article on Fidelity Canada’s win in the Future of work strategy category at Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Fidelity Canada wins award for focusing on flexibility amid return-to-office rollout 2. CPP maximum pensionable earnings increasing to $68,500 […]

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]]> Expert panel: How employers can align their benefits plan and DEI strategy https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/kim-siddall/expert-panel-how-employers-can-align-their-benefits-plan-and-dei-strategy/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:00:13 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146604 The documentation of formal diversity, equity and inclusion policies and approaches is one of the most significant changes to the Canadian workplace over the last decade. Progress of this magnitude seldom comes quickly. Employers are being asked tough questions about their implementation of the goals they’ve laid out — and they’re not always getting great […]

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]]> Telus Communications’ commitment to psychologically safe workplace leads to award win https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/telus-communications-commitment-to-psychologically-safe-workplace-leads-to-award-win/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145247 Telus Communications Inc.’s proactive approach to fostering employee mental health led to its win in the Mental-health program category for companies with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 20. The organization’s winning strategy includes a commitment statement, signed by its leadership team, affirming that a psychologically safe and healthy […]

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