When it came to asking his employer to add continuous glucose monitoring to its benefits package, John Whitehead, a level-two food server at Niagara Casinos, went all in. He’s had type 1 diabetes for years, and lived through many technological developments to help manage his condition. While he says blood glucose monitoring represented a major improvement, it […]
Hub International Ltd. is acquiring RBI Advisory Group, an Okotoks, Alta.-based employee benefits consultancy. RBI has been providing advisory services to employers and associations around group benefits for almost 20 years. Rick Achtymichuk, RBI’s managing partner and owner, will join Hub International Insurance Brokers, a division of Hub International Canada West ULC. Read: Hub acquiring Saskatchewan-based […]
While organizational leaders may not be convinced about the return on investment of mental-health programs, the costs of the alternative — doing nothing — are great and rising, according to a new report by Deloitte. “While average workplace absences per employee have fallen over the last decade, the proportion of days lost due to poor mental health […]
When it comes to engaging employees on matters of financial and personal wellness, it’s increasingly clear one size no longer fits all. In a roundtable in Toronto on Oct. 17, the 2019 Workplace Benefits Awards finalists focused their discussion on how to make sure their various programs and communication efforts were resonating with the multiple generations and […]
With a wellness strategy focused on complete employee health, Nav Canada was recognized with the Sanofi Canada Wellness Pioneer Award at Benefits Canada’s Workplace Benefits Awards in Toronto on Oct. 17. The award is open to Canadian plan sponsors that have provided plan members with a wellness program for at least five years. It acknowledges an organization that’s developed […]
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is appointing Ezaque Lopes as national growth leader of Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. In the role, Lopes will be responsible for developing a plan to help more plan sponsor clients attract and retain top talent while driving greater productivity, profitability and organizational well-being, according to a press release. Read: Gallagher […]
A recent decision by Ontario’s Divisional Court means that the province’s hospital sector is bound to provide long-term disability coverage to unionized employees who work past age 65. While the court’s ruling dealt only with the collective bargaining agreement between Markham Stouffville Hospital’s site at Uxbridge and the Canadian Union of Local Employees’ Local 1999, the […]
With its flexible yet comprehensive approach to employee well-being, Franklin Templeton Investments took home the award for a health and wellness program with fewer than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2019 Workplace Benefits Awards in Toronto on Oct. 17. “I think our holistic approach to health — in that it’s not just the physical components […]
Fidelity Canada’s traditional health and wellness program has evolved into a holistic initiative that incorporates every aspect of working life, leading to its award win for a health and wellness program for an organization with more than 1,000 employees at Benefits Canada’s 2019 Workplace Benefits Awards in Toronto on Oct. 17. “I think the reality […]
Employees cite meaningful work as more important to than compensation and perks, according to a new survey by the Workhuman Analytics and Research Institute. The survey, which polled more than 3,500 full-time employees in Canada, Ireland, the U.K. and U.S., asked employees to rank five factors from the most to least important to their careers. Meaningful work trumped […]