federally regulated industries – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:35:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 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-59/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=146402 An article on Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s win in the Financial wellness category at Benefits Canada‘s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Lululemon’s retirement savings plans, financial literacy initiatives lead to award win 2. Telus Communications’ commitment to psychologically safe workplace leads to […]

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]]> Transat, WestJet employee vaccination policies taking flight https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/transat-westjet-employee-vaccination-policies-taking-flight/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107196 Transat A.T. Inc., like competitors Air Canada and WestJet Airlines, is requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated in accordance with a federal mandate for Canada’s air, rail and marine transportation sectors. “Everyone must do their part to ensure that we eventually overcome the virus,” said Annick Guerard, Transat’s chief executive officer and […]

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]]> Unvaccinated Air Canada employees facing unpaid leave, termination https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/unvaccinated-employees-at-air-canada-facing-unpaid-leave-termination/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106433 Air Canada is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and to report their vaccination status by Oct. 30. While the company will accommodate employees who have valid exceptions, such as medical conditions, that prevent them from being vaccinated, failure to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 30 will have consequences — including unpaid leave or […]

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]]> Trudeau mandating coronavirus vaccinations for federal employees https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/trudeau-mandating-coronavirus-vaccinations-for-federal-employees/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105744 Ottawa will require federal employees and workers in federally regulated industries to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, marking a shift in the federal government’s position on vaccine mandates. The move — which will affect roughly 1.5 million workers — is necessary to protect against more dangerous variants of the coronavirus, says Dominic LeBlanc, head of the Privy […]

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