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24% of U.S. employees caring for child, adult dependants more likely to leave job: survey

Sadie Janes — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:00:32 +0000

A quarter (24 per cent) of U.S. employees who are in a caregiving role for both a child and dependent adult are more likely to say they want to leave their current job, according to a new survey by Principal Financial Group. The survey, which polled 500 employers and 500 employees, found 22 per cent […]

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How employers can support employees experiencing pregnancy loss

lbailey — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Despite the prevalence of pregnancy loss, many employers still don’t have a plan in place that adequately supports employees experiencing this type of loss, says Michelle La Fontaine, a program manager at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network. “We’ve heard a variety of experiences from families who have experienced pregnancy and infant […]

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Citigroup enhancing parental leave, introducing caregiver leave for U.S., Puerto Rico employees

lbailey — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:00:41 +0000

Citigroup Inc. is enhancing its parental leave and introducing a new caregiver leave for employees in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The financial services company is providing all employees who are new parents with 16 weeks of paid leave, regardless of their path to parenthood, according to a press release. Birthing parents will receive additional […]

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Canada among top countries for work-life balance: report

lbailey — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 13:00:36 +0000

Canada ranks No. 9 among the top 10 countries with the best work-life balance, according to a new report by Remote Technology Inc. The report examined 60 countries and assessed factors such as minimum wage, sick leave, maternity leave, health-care availability, public happiness, average working hours and LGBTQ2S+ inclusivity. Read: Ottawa named a top city for work-life […]

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How Snap is using flexible working to help ease new parents’ return to work

lbailey — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:58:44 +0000

By March 2021, nearly half a million Canadian women who lost their jobs during the pandemic still hadn’t returned to work by the beginning of that year, according to data from the Royal Bank of Canada. It also found more than 200,000 women had slipped into the ranks of the long-term unemployed, a threefold increase […]

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Canadian women share what evolving benefits and workplace policies mean to them

lbailey — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:57:21 +0000

When Jessica Charbonneau decided to have a child through assisted reproduction a few years ago, it wasn’t cheap, but her employer helped shoulder some of the costs. Charbonneau, a 36-year-old student affairs case manager at the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus, started with intrauterine insemination, spending a total of $15,000 for six rounds. The university’s […]

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U.S. employers, employees divided over workplace DEI efforts: survey

bwolfe — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:00:07 +0000

While 80 per cent of U.S. employers say their company is doing enough to address diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, just 66 per cent of employees agreed, according to a new survey by Employ Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 employees and more than 500 employers, found the majority (82 per […]

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More employer support needed for parents of teens facing mental-health challenges: survey

Sadie Janes — Wed, 25 May 2022 19:00:06 +0000

More than half (55 per cent) of U.S. working parents say they aren’t receiving enough support from their employer while having to care for their teenagers’ mental-health needs, according to a new survey by Economist Impact and Cigna Corp. The survey, which polled 1,100 working parents, found nearly a fifth (18 per cent) of working […]

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94% of small-, mid-sized Canadian employers offer benefits plans: survey

lbailey — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:05:15 +0000

Almost all (94 per cent) small- to medium-sized Canadian employers offer a benefits plan, according to a new survey by Humi. The survey, which polled the organization’s employer clients, found slightly more than a third (42 per cent) of respondents said they’re paying for the full cost of benefits premiums. However, when it comes to […]

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SAP launching digital platform to support mothers taking maternity leave

lbailey — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:00:59 +0000

SAP Canada is launching a benefits platform to help guide employees who identify as women through their motherhood journey. Launched last month, the platform is available to women who’re expecting, including via birth, adoption and/or surrogacy. It’s designed to support female employees expecting children, from having/welcoming a baby to taking maternity leave to returning to […]

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