hybrid workplace – 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 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-90/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158072 A story on how group insurers can help plan sponsors provide adequate coverage and ensure appropriate use of treatments for rare diseases was the most-read article on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. Sounding Board: How employers can mitigate cost of […]

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]]> 91% of PSAC members opposed to Treasury Board’s hybrid work mandate: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/91-of-psac-members-opposed-to-treasury-boards-return-to-office-mandate-survey/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157869 The majority (91 per cent) of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s members are strongly opposed to the Treasury Board’s new hybrid work mandate, according to a recent survey by the PSAC. In May, the Treasury Board announced its decision to require federal public service workers to be in-office a minimum of three days per […]

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]]> Three-quarters of Canadian employers offer or are keen to offer flexible benefits: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/three-quarters-of-canadian-employers-offer-or-are-keen-to-offer-flexible-benefits-survey/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157360 Three-quarters of Canadian organizations (and 67 per cent of global employers) either offer or are keen to offer benefits choice or flexible benefits, according to a new survey by MBWL International, an international joint venture between Barnett Waddingham, Milliman Inc., Lurse and Normandin Beaudry. The survey, which polled more than 250 global employers, found 27 per cent […]

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]]> Flight Centre’s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards wins communicating wellness offerings to employees https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-communication/flight-centres-2023-workplace-benefits-awards-wins-communicating-wellness-offerings-to-employees/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156616 Flight Centre Travel Group’s pair of wins in the 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards is reminding employees of the mental and physical wellness offerings available through the company’s benefits plan, says Anna Fisher, the organization’s health and wellness director. “I think, too, that the awards have provided validation for our employees that we do want to […]

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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-84/ Fri, 31 May 2024 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156306 An article on legal challenges filed against the federal government’s hybrid work mandate for public service employees was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Unions representing federal public service workers file legal challenges against hybrid work mandate 2. Expert […]

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]]> Unions representing federal public service workers file legal challenges against hybrid work mandate https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/unions-representing-federal-public-service-workers-file-legal-challenges-against-govts-hybrid-work-mandate/ Mon, 27 May 2024 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156077 Unions representing more than 270,000 federal public service workers have filed a series of legal challenges to the federal government’s new mandate requiring its workers to report to the office three days per week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees […]

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]]> 61% of Canadian workers say return-to-workplace mandates impose financial burden: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/61-of-canadian-workers-say-return-to-workplace-mandates-impose-financial-burden-survey/ Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155871 Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employees say return-to-worksite mandates impose a financial burden, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among hybrid workers due to the cost of working remotely and onsite, according to a new survey by Capterra Inc. The survey, which polled 250 Canadian workers, found 81 per cent said […]

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]]> Gen Z reports worsened communication skills due to remote working, learning: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-communication/gen-z-reports-worsened-communication-skills-due-to-remote-working-learning-survey/ Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155720 A quarter (24 per cent) of Canadian generation Z workers say their verbal skills have worsened due to virtual learning or working during the coronavirus pandemic, compared to only five per cent of baby boomers, according to a new survey by language learning platform Preply Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,500 Canadians, found 92 […]

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]]> 77% of U.K. employees with cancer say their benefits didn’t meet their needs: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/77-of-u-k-employees-with-cancer-say-their-benefits-didnt-meet-their-needs-survey/ Wed, 15 May 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155600 More than three-quarters (77 per cent) of U.K. employees say their employee benefits didn’t meet their needs during their cancer journey, according to a new survey by Reframe Cancer. The survey, which polled 500 U.K. working adults who have personal experience of working with cancer, found among those unsatisfied with their benefits, more than half were male […]

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]]> Working mothers fear losing ability to work from home: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/working-mothers-fear-losing-ability-to-work-from-home-expert/ Thu, 09 May 2024 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155361 More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of working mothers are concerned about losing the level of flexibility they have at work in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. Over the last 24 months, more companies have mandated employees to work onsite more frequently and that’s a big concern for working parents, […]

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