flexible work benefits – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:34:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Thomson Reuters expanding remote work policy, sabbatical program https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/thomson-reuters-expanding-remote-work-policy-sabbatical-program/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=124304 Thomson Reuters Corp. is introducing new benefits for its global employees, including an expanded ‘work from anywhere’ policy and a new sabbatical program. To build on its existing Flex My Way program, which offers employees the opportunity to work from anywhere in their country of residence for up to eight weeks, the technology company expanded the […]

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]]> BNP Paribas offering paid paternity leave, coverage for gender affirmation, fertility treatments https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/bnp-paribas-offering-paid-paternity-leave-coverage-for-gender-affirmation-fertility-treatments/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=123930 BNP Paribas in Canada is expanding its employee benefits offering with up to $10,000 lifetime coverage for gender affirmation and fertility treatments. The bank is also adding eight weeks of paid paternity leave for new dads, as well as increasing its mental-health practitioner benefits to $1,000 and increasing the number of paid personal days from two […]

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]]> How Accenture, Traction on Demand are supporting working parents in 2022 https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-communication/how-accenture-traction-on-demand-are-supporting-working-parents-in-2022/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114744 A new year is bringing back old issues for employers and employees alike. The rise of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant meant many students once again switched to online schooling. And while some schools across Canada are now reopening, employers continue to use a combination of flexible schedules and benefits offerings to support working […]

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]]> How employers can help parents, students amid return to remote learning https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/how-employers-can-help-parents-students-amid-return-to-remote-learning/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:00:11 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=114417 With the Omicron coronavirus variant prompting school closures and a return to remote learning in several provinces, flexibility is key for employers supporting parents of school-age children, says Kim Siddall, vice-president of enterprise consulting for the west at People Corporation. “This means being flexible with the changing environment, because things are shifting without a lot […]

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