If cancer is a journey, then a patient’s employer can be considered a vital member of the travel crew. That was one of the key messages delivered by several presenters at the 2012 Employers Cancer Care Summit.
Desjardins Financial Security has launched a new critical illness insurance product for employers who want to help their employees cope with the financial stress related to health problems.
At the turn of the 21st century, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) was in the midst of a shift in its corporate strategy.
Five years ago, Halifax Professional Firefighters took a big step with their benefits plan when they chose to begin actively managing the plan themselves.
Canadian employees are anticipating a good year, but remain skeptical about benefits and bonuses, according to Randstad Canada’s Global Workmonitor survey.
Communications professionals often stress the need to relay a message seven times in seven different ways to get a point across.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week after three weeks of decline.
The Ontario government has introduced Bill 30, the Family Caregiver Leave Act (Employment Standards Amendment), 2011. If passed, the bill would amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to permit employees to take an unpaid leave of absence of up to eight weeks in order to provide care or support to a sick family member.
pointed out a cascade effect: one insurer published its health trend factor, and, subsequently, several other insurers published the same trend number.
Equitable Life’s EZClaim application—a health and dental claims app for BlackBerry devices—has been expanded for use on the iPhone and iPad2.