Workplace disability is more common than Canadian workers believe, according to a survey.
One in five adult Canadians suffers from chronic pain, and there is a clear association between chronic pain and mental distress.
Canadians believe employers have an important responsibility to accommodate people with disabilities, according to a study.
Manulife Financial has established a national mental health specialist team.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]