disability – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Survey finds 54% of Canadian employees say affordability a barrier to improving well-being https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/54-of-canadian-employees-say-affordability-a-barrier-to-improving-well-being-survey/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160176 More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian employees say affordability is among the top barriers to improving their well-being, according to a new survey by RBC Insurance. The survey, which polled 1,000 working adults, found while nearly all said they need to improve their health and well-being, respondents cited barriers including lack of motivation […]

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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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]]> How employers can support employees experiencing pregnancy loss https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/how-employers-can-support-employees-experiencing-pregnancy-loss/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159462 Despite the prevalence of pregnancy loss, many employers still don’t have a plan in place that adequately supports employees experiencing this type of loss, says Michelle La Fontaine, a program manager at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network. “We’ve heard a variety of experiences from families who have experienced pregnancy and infant […]

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]]> Report finds majority of Canadian employers have employment, retention programs for people with disabilities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/majority-of-canadian-employers-have-employment-retention-programs-for-people-with-disabilities-report/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158892 A majority (82 per cent) of Canadian companies have employment and retention programs focused on, or inclusive of, people with disabilities, according to a new report by advocacy group Disability:IN. It also found 71 per cent of U.S. employers have a requirement to ensure digital products are accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities, up […]

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]]> U.S. workplace supplemental health product sales increase 3% to $1.3BN in Q1 2024: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/u-s-workplace-supplemental-health-product-sales-increase-3-to-1-3bn-in-q1-2024-report/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157620 Sales of U.S. workplace supplemental health products totalled nearly US$1.3 billion in new annualized premiums in the first quarter of 2024 ― a three per cent increase year over year, according to a new report by LIMRA. It found major product lines of accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance combined grew four per cent from […]

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]]> Workers with disabilities face lack of support from employers, colleagues: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/workers-with-disabilities-face-lack-of-support-from-employers-colleagues-survey/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152574 More than half (54 per cent) of workers with disabilities don’t feel enabled by their employer to “reach their full potential in the workplace,” according to a survey from George Brown College. The survey, which polled more than 900 Canadian workers with disabilities, found just a third (32 per cent) said their employer was very […]

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]]> Employees with disabilities experienced 21.4% pay gap in 2019: Stats Can https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employees-with-disabilities-experienced-21-4-pay-gap-in-2019-stats-can/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=140877 In 2019, Canadians with disabilities earned an average annual income of $43,400, substantially lower than people without disabilities ($55,200), a pay gap of 21.4 per cent, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. It found a 24.3 per cent pay gap between men with disabilities (average annual earnings of $48,700) and men without disabilities ($64,300). By comparison, […]

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]]> OPTrust improving survivor benefits for plan members’ dependent children https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/optrust-improving-survivor-benefits-for-plan-members-dependant-children/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136096 The OPSEU Pension Trust is expanding the definition of an eligible dependent child so disabled dependent children may be entitled to survivor benefits. Previously, a plan member’s children were only eligible for survivor benefits if they were younger than age 18, older than age 18 and attending secondary school full time or attending a post-secondary […]

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]]> CIBC prioritizing accessibility, inclusion in new office space https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/cibc-prioritizing-accessibility-inclusion-in-new-office-space/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=132679 The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is prioritizing accessibility and inclusion in its new offices at CIBC Square in downtown Toronto. “The building was formally announced in spring 2017, with design research starting shortly after that included consultation with 6,000 employees,” says Claudette Knight, vice-president of workplace design and transformation at CIBC. “The results of that […]

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]]> How employers can ease return to office for employees with disabilities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/how-employers-can-ease-return-to-office-for-employees-with-disabilities/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=132237 Employers requiring workers with disabilities to return to the office should increase flexibility and regularly check in with these employees to make the transition as smooth as possible, says Farzeen Mawji, national practice leader in inclusion and diversity at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Remote and hybrid working arrangements proved beneficial for many employees with […]

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