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PepsiCo Canada’s winning DEI strategy linking inclusion to employee well-being

lbailey — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:00:02 +0000

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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Q&A with B.C. Lottery Corp.’s Madhavee Inamdar

lbailey — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:53:45 +0000

The B.C. Lottery Corp.’s manager of diversity, inclusion and belonging discusses weaving inclusivity into the fabric of a business, bringing organizations together to share diversity, equity and inclusion best practices and the joy of canine companions and Bollywood. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Integrating our DEI priorities into the […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

lbailey — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:49 +0000

An article on the City of Philadelphia’s return-to-office mandate was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. City of Philadelphia employees ordered back to office 5 days per week 2. CPPIB appointing Priti Singh as senior managing director, chief risk […]

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Q&A with the UPP’s Omo Akintan

lbailey — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:52:31 +0000

The University Pension Plan’s chief people officer discusses expanding the talent pool, providing access to personalized and culturally relevant mental-health practitioners and finding time to enjoy the theatre. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: As a new organization responsible for delivering pension security to 40,000 members, we need to attract […]

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Q&A with BMO Financial Group’s Vanessa Lewerentz

lbailey — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:30 +0000

The organization’s chief inclusion officer discusses building an inclusive learning roadmap, the adoption of AI in the HR space and finding ways to nourish her soul amid life’s daily demands. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Harmonizing company objectives with internal and external expectations — which are influenced by cultural […]

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20% of global board positions filled by people from underrepresented groups, ethnicities: report

lbailey — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:48 +0000

In 2023, a fifth (20 per cent) of board positions across the globe were filled by individuals that belong to historically underrepresented groups or ethnicities, with nearly a third within their first two years of tenure, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The report, which polled more than 1,200 companies across 23 countries, […]

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AIMCo highlighting importance of workplace ERG support, community for Black History Month

bmcgovern — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:00:41 +0000

To mark Black History Month, the Alberta Investment Management Corp. is giving employees a chance to reflect on the history of groups dedicated to the challenges affecting Black professionals in the asset management industry. The investment organization hosted a fireside chat to raise awareness about the obstacles that Black professionals face and how individuals can get […]

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Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week

lbailey — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:27 +0000

An article on how the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has contributed to the province’s gross domestic product was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. OMERS pension benefits accounted for 9.3% of Ontario retirement income in 2023: report […]

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How KPMG in Canada is keeping DEI at the forefront of the return-to-office experiment

lbailey — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:00:10 +0000

Employers have the opportunity to create a more inclusive workplace by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion as employees return to the office. The shift to remote working during the coronavirus pandemic presented employers an opportunity to reassess what, where and how work gets done, says Stephanie Braid, the director of inclusion, diversity and equity at KPMG […]

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Feds launching web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities

lbailey — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:00:40 +0000

The federal government has launched a new pay transparency website to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers. The new site, called Equi’Vision, provides a visualization that allows users to compare data on workforce representation rates and pay gaps experienced […]

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