employee health – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:38:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Admiral Insurance’s benefits program awarded for balancing innovation, sustainability https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/admiral-insurances-benefits-program-awarded-for-balancing-innovation-sustainability/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161462 Admiral Insurance’s award-winning benefits program is demonstrating how employers can use versatility to strike a fine balance between finding innovative solutions and maintaining plan sustainability. The organization was the winner in the Drug/Benefits Plan Innovation category of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards. “We’re honoured to win this award and be nominated in three categories,” says Allison Jost […]

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]]> How employers can avoid ‘carewashing’ their employee well-being strategy https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/how-employers-can-avoid-carewashing-their-employee-well-being-strategy/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161146 It’s important for employers to ‘walk the talk’ and ensure their employee well-being efforts are effecting real results and not just an exercise in ‘carewashing,’ said Paula Allen, global leader and vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, in an emailed statement to Benefits Canada. Carewashing occurs when companies lag in their efforts to turn their […]

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]]> Canadians with employer-sponsored health benefits 20% more likely to seek care when needed: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/canadians-with-employer-sponsored-health-benefits-20-more-likely-to-seek-care-when-needed-survey/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160533 Canadians with an employer-provided benefits plan are 20 per cent more likely to seek care when needed and 25 per cent more likely to report better health than those without health benefits, according to a new survey by Blue Cross of Canada. The survey, which polled more than 2,100 working adults, found those with employee […]

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]]> Work still to be done to address mental-health risks in the workplace: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/work-still-to-be-done-to-address-mental-health-risks-in-the-workplace-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160404 Benefits plan sponsors’ efforts to reduce stigma around mental-health challenges and encourage employees to bring their whole selves to work are bearing fruit, said benefits and wellness experts during Benefits Canada’s launch event for the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The survey found three-quarters of plan members and 87 per cent of plan sponsors agreed […]

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]]> Plan sponsors encouraged to use benefits for preventative health care: 2024 BCHS report launch https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/plan-sponsors-encouraged-to-use-benefits-for-preventative-health-care-2024-bchs-report-launch/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160402 Canadian benefits plan sponsors are increasingly seeking to balance providing competitive benefits against plan sustainability issues, said expert panellists during the launch event for the 2024 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey last week. Andrea Belvedere (pictured right), assistant vice-president of health benefits and solutions at Sun Life, said plan sponsors are starting to ask more questions […]

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]]> Survey finds 54% of Canadian employees say affordability a barrier to improving well-being https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/54-of-canadian-employees-say-affordability-a-barrier-to-improving-well-being-survey/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=160176 More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian employees say affordability is among the top barriers to improving their well-being, according to a new survey by RBC Insurance. The survey, which polled 1,000 working adults, found while nearly all said they need to improve their health and well-being, respondents cited barriers including lack of motivation […]

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]]> How Manulife is supporting employees through the many stages of their health journeys https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-manulife-is-supporting-employees-through-the-many-stages-of-their-health-journeys/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:58:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159981 When Jennifer Young, a global human resources business solutions consultant at Manulife Financial Corp., found out she was expecting her first child in 2021, she thought the coronavirus pandemic would pose the biggest challenge to a healthy pregnancy. But, like many parents, her journey into motherhood ended up requiring a circle of care dependent on […]

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]]> Nova Scotia bill would give workers 27-week unpaid leave for serious illness https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/nova-scotia-bill-would-give-workers-27-week-unpaid-leave-for-serious-illness/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159868 The Nova Scotia government has tabled a bill that would significantly increase the amount of unpaid time off for employees who develop a serious illness or are severely hurt on the job. Labour Minister Jill Balser told reporters if the bill becomes law, workers will get up to 27 unpaid weeks off without fear they’ll […]

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]]> Ontario reviewing impact of preferred pharmacy networks on plan members’ costs, accessibility https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/ontario-reviewing-impact-of-preferred-pharmacy-networks-on-plan-members-costs-accessibility/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159763 Ontario’s Ministry of Health is consulting on the role of preferred pharmacy networks in the province’s employer-sponsored drug insurance sector to determine how these agreements impact plan members’ costs, choice, accessibility and access to medicine and quality of care. In its draft consultation paper, the ministry said a common concern among consumers is when PPNs are closed and […]

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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-97/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=159653 An article on Citigroup Inc.’s new parental and caregiver leave programs for U.S. employees 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. Citigroup enhancing parental leave, introducing caregiver leave for U.S., Puerto Rico employees 2. Caisse invests $35M in energy […]

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