employee happiness – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:29:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Canadian employers reducing office space due to hybrid work, passing savings onto workers: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/canadian-employers-reducing-office-space-due-to-hybrid-work-passing-savings-onto-workers-survey/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=162724 Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadian employers have reduced the size of their office footprint by embracing hybrid work and allowing employees to work in office and co-working spaces closer to where they live, according to a new survey by International Workplace Group PLC. The survey, which polled more than 250 Canadian employers, found […]

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]]> 32% of Canadian employees saving less during the summer: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/32-of-canadian-employees-saving-less-during-the-summer-survey/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161308 While 55 per cent of Canadian workers say their ability to save money remained unchanged during the summer months, 32 per cent indicated they saved less than anticipated over that period, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 workers, found more than half (56 per cent) […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-95/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159257 An article on why Canadian workers say job flexibility is key to satisfaction was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. 70% of Canadian workers say flexibility key to job satisfaction: survey 2. Only a quarter of Canadian employees […]

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]]> Only a quarter of Canadian employees say their employer offers summer perks: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/only-a-quarter-of-canadian-employees-say-their-employer-offers-summer-perks-survey/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159138 Only a quarter (24 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer offers seasonal perks during the summer, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 workers, found the most common summer benefits include flexible summer hours (48 per cent), reduced work hours (39 per cent), casual dress […]

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]]> Survey finds 57% of Canadian employees would feel happier at work if they got a raise https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/57-of-canadian-employees-would-feel-happier-at-work-if-they-got-a-raise-survey/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:00:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154037 More than half (57 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’d feel happier in the workplace if they got a raise, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found roughly a third said a bonus would make them happier (35 per cent) or more vacation […]

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]]> Work-life balance driving Canadian employees’ happiness: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/work-life-balance-driving-canadian-employees-happiness-survey/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:00:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152816 Work-life balance continues to be the No. 1 factor driving Canadians’ workplace happiness, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found employees gave work-life balance and support the highest work happiness scores, ranking it 6.9 points on a scale of one to 10, followed by […]

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]]> Baby boomers are the happiest employees in the workplace: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/baby-boomers-are-the-happiest-employees-in-the-workplace-survey/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151382 For the 13th consecutive month, baby boomers are the happiest generation in the workplace, reporting an average happiness level of 7.1 on a scale of one to 10, according to a new survey by ADP Canada Co. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 workers, found generation Z (6.7 points) was the next happiest generation, […]

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]]> Survey finds 47% of Canadian workers happy with current role, responsibilities https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/47-of-canadian-workers-happy-with-current-role-responsibilities-survey/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:00:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148172 Nearly half (47 per cent) of Canadian employees say they feel happy with their current job and responsibilities, according to a new survey by ADP Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found that, on a scale of one to 10, workers reported an average happiness score of 6.8, up from 6.7 in […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-63/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148089 An article on how Desjardins Insurance is supporting employee financial wellness was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Desjardins using budget workshops, interactive game to support employee financial wellness 2. Canadian employers implementing four-day workweek note increased worker happiness, productivity: report 3. OPB appointing Darwin […]

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]]> New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/new-incentives-could-boost-satisfaction-with-in-person-work-but-few-employers-are-making-changes/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=147937 Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he’s not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, he’s working as an administrative assistant for a local community college from his home in Colorado Springs, Colo. Firefighting isn’t a work-from-home kind of job, so when the community college position gave him the choice to clock in remotely, he […]

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