inclusive workplace – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:20:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Q&A with Securian Canada’s Sofia Theodorou https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-sofia-theodorou/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:52:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158949 Securian Canada’s chief human experience officer discusses weaving inclusivity and employee well-being into the workplace culture, leveraging artificial intelligence to make human resources objectives more impactful and enjoying a tapestry of experiences through world travel. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Securian Canada was formed from the integration of three […]

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]]> 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-89/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157820 An article outlining the implications of a single-payer universal pharmacare system was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investmnet stories of the past week: 1. Sounding Board: What plan sponsors should know about pharmacare 2. Meet the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards judges 3. Mental-health claims by Canadians up […]

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]]> 1Password’s Pride Month events highlighting intersectionality, community spirit https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/1passwords-pride-month-events-highlighting-intersectionality-community-spirit/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157385 For Pride Month, 1Password is bringing employees together to highlight intersectionality through a host of initiatives, including a keynote presentation by Canada’s Drag Race‘s season one contestant, Kyne. “This year, we really wanted to focus on intersectionality and bringing the different visible minorities together in new and interesting ways,” says Ionas von Zezschwitz, the identity security company’s […]

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]]> Gender pay gap in Canada’s tech sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/gender-pay-gap-in-canadas-tech-sector-almost-tripled-between-2016-and-2021-report/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=157415 The gender pay gap in Canada’s technology sector almost tripled between 2016 and 2021, amounting to the average salary of a woman in the industry being about $20,000 less than her male counterpart, according to a new report by researchers at The Dais, a public policy organization based at Toronto Metropolitan University. The report, which […]

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]]> BNP Paribas’ 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards win fostering expansion of DEI initiatives https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/bnp-paribas-2023-workplace-benefits-awards-win-fostering-expansion-of-dei-initiatives/ Mon, 27 May 2024 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156063 BNP Paribas in Canada’s 2023 Workplace Benefits Awards win is reinforcing the company’s goal of expanding its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, says Flavie Motte, the financial company’s head of human resources. The organization’s extensive efforts to embed DEI policies into its business practices led to its win in the DEI program category of the awards. In […]

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]]> Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/unifor-applies-to-represent-two-amazon-fulfilment-centres-in-metro-vancouver/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:00:06 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154378 Unifor has filed two applications with the B.C. Labour Relations Board to represent Amazon.com Inc. workers in New Westminster and Delta, B.C. “Workers at Amazon are seeking job security, health and safety and fair wages,” said Lana Payne, the union’s national president, in a press release. The union first announced a drive for Amazon workers in Metro […]

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]]> Expert panel: How employers can support neurodiverse workers through benefits, workplace policies https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/kim-siddall/expert-panel-how-employers-can-support-neurodiverse-workers-through-benefits-workplace-policies/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154237 Canadian employers have taken important steps forward on a range of diversity, equity and inclusion matters. That work continues, particularly in the context of neurodiversity, which applies to an estimated 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the global population. Neurodiversity is a broad category that includes autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, Tourette’s syndrome, […]

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]]> Q&A with BMO Financial Group’s Vanessa Lewerentz https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-bmo-financial-groups-vanessa-lewerentz/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:52:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154154 The organization’s chief inclusion officer discusses building an inclusive learning roadmap, the adoption of AI in the HR space and finding ways to nourish her soul amid life’s daily demands. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role? A: Harmonizing company objectives with internal and external expectations — which are influenced by cultural […]

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]]> Employers can support different generations with flexibility, empathetic leadership: expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/employers-can-support-different-generations-with-flexibility-empathetic-leadership-expert/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153616 Employers can support a multigenerational workforce by understanding each generations’ needs and offering flexibility and empathetic leadership, says Darryl Wright, a partner at Ernst & Young Canada. An October 2023 survey by EY found a quarter of Canadian employees were likely to quit their job in the next 12 months, with generation Z and millennials […]

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]]> Sounding Board: How employers can foster a neuro-inclusive workplace https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/sounding-board-how-employers-can-foster-a-neuro-inclusive-workplace/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153478 Neuro-inclusion means creating an inclusive employee life cycle for neurodivergent professionals by employing technology, processes and support systems that accommodate their unique needs and enhance the experience of securing and advancing a career for these workers. Creating a truly inclusive work culture requires collaboration at all levels of an organization. While it may seem like […]

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