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Employers should accommodate workers with disabilities: study

Canadians believe employers have an important responsibility to accommodate people with disabilities, according to a study.

  • By: Staff
  • May 2, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 11:13
Manulife creates mental health specialist team

Manulife Financial has established a national mental health specialist team.

  • By: Staff
  • April 25, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 09:32
Research centre studies work disability policy

A new research centre aims to develop evidence-based policy options that will allow Canada’s current disability policy system to provide better income support and labour-market engagement for people when they are injured, ill or disabled.

  • By: Staff
  • March 13, 2014 September 13, 2019
  • 10:49
Many Canadians lack sick leave coverage

Less than half of young and old Canadian workers are covered by employer sick leave and disability leave plans, which means that when they need time off due to an illness or disability, they can’t have it. Canadians facing mental health issues are also vulnerable when it comes to coverage.

  • By: Staff
  • October 29, 2013 September 13, 2019
  • 09:23
Keeping short-term disability benefits sustainable

While the income protection of short- term disability (STD) benefits is an essential component of group benefits programs, there is growing concern whether these benefits will be sustainable in the future. But there is a solution: change the way the benefit is administered.

Case study: How Shoppers Drug Mart approaches disability management

When a company name is associated with healthcare, is there more pressure to practise what it preaches when it comes to supporting its own employees’ good health? Basil Rowe, Shoppers Drug Mart’s vice-president, total rewards and shared services, describes the motivation as more of a keen desire to have internal best-in-class programs that reflect Shoppers’ external customer care business model. “We want to demonstrate to our employees that their well-being is important to us,” he says.

Shooting brings awareness to crisis management

Violence happens in the workplace. The incident at the Empire State building on Friday morning in which a fired employee opened fire on a former colleague is a grim reminder that employers need to have a plan in place should something happen, but also strategies for preventing issues escalating to such extreme levels.

Ontario employers liable for terminated employees’ disability

This article originally appeared on our sister publication, SmallBizAdvisor.ca. Ontario employers may be liable to pay the full value of an employee’s short-term and long-term disability benefit entitlements, according to the recent confirmation of an Ontario Court of Appeal decision. The decision only applies in certain cases. Employers are liable in cases where an employee is terminated […]

Green Shield launches accessibility-enhanced website

Green Shield Canada has redesigned its website (greenshield.ca), in order to be more accessible for those with disabilities, such as difficulty typing, moving a mouse and reading Web pages.

  • By: Staff
  • December 1, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 09:52
Inflammatory arthritis impedes productivity

Canadians with inflammatory arthritis feel that their disease interferes with their overall happiness and ability to participate in daily activities, according to a recent survey by healthcare company Abbott Canada. The company surveyed 3,000 Canadians living with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Survey respondents indicated that their illness has affected their productivity level […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 11:13