Plan sponsors miscalculate how many of their employees have chronic diseases, which suggests they may also underestimate these diseases’ impact over time.
The rise of big data means information is coming into organizations in greater volume, variety and velocity than ever before.
Canadians will now be rewarded for good health behaviour through Green Shield Canada's (GSC) Change4Life health portal.
It’s easy to forget that when you’re interviewing potential employees, they’re also assessing you, reports Profit.
The employee benefits industry has invested a lot of time and money in trying to understand millennials: how they interact with other generations, what they want and how best to reach them. But now there’s a new kid on the block: say hello to gen Z.
How can access to more—and better—data improve employee benefits?
"Our benefits suck.” Have you ever heard that from your employees? If you have, maybe your benefits program lacks variety or pizzaz. If it were an action figure, it would be a Ken doll—boring and uptight. But you can make your program more exciting by introducing some flexibility. There are three main options for adding flexibility to your employee benefits: modular plans, cafeteria plans and healthcare spending accounts (HCSAs).
Albertans live and die by the price of crude oil. Whether you work for a company in the energy industry or not, oil prices impact the daily life of Albertans more so than in any other province in Canada. While most Canadians have been filling up their vehicles lately with smiles on their faces, we Albertans squeeze the gasoline nozzle with a little more trepidation. Low oil prices are a double-edged sword here—one edge may be cutting prices at the pumps but the other is slashing jobs and corporate expenditures.
One-third of paid employees in Ontario don't have employer-provided medical or dental benefits, says a report.
Equitable Life of Canada has launched myFlex Benefits, a cafeteria-style flex benefits option for small businesses.