return to 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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]]> Survey finds 77% of U.S. workers think employers’ motivation for returning to office is about control https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/77-of-u-s-workers-think-employers-motivation-for-returning-to-office-is-about-control-survey/ Wed, 29 May 2024 13:00:02 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156169 More than three-quarters (77 per cent) of U.S. workers believe the primary motivation for return-to-office policies is so that employers can exert more control over the activities of their workers, according to a new survey by MyPerfectResume.com. The survey, which polled more than 4,000 workers, found 40 per cent said their employer wants to increase office […]

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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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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pensions-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-2/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=154748 An article on how employers are enhancing their benefits packages to boost talent attraction and retention was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the last week: 1. 70% of employers say it’s impossible to offer all benefits demanded by employees: survey […]

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]]> Rise of remote, hybrid working leading employees to a ‘Great Exhaustion,’ says expert https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/rise-of-remote-hybrid-working-leading-employees-to-a-great-exhaustion-says-expert/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=153898 While remote and hybrid working arrangements have revolutionized the modern workplace, they’re also fuelling unrealistic expectations for office communications, leading to what some have coined the ‘Great Exhaustion.’ In the pre-coronavirus pandemic office environment, employees understood that it would take a couple of days for colleagues to respond to an email or phone request, says Janet […]

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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-73/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152277 An article on how the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has contributed to the province’s gross domestic product was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this past week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week: 1. OMERS pension benefits accounted for 9.3% of Ontario retirement income in 2023: report […]

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]]> How remote working is impacting employee mental health https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-remote-working-is-impacting-employee-mental-health/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 13:54:10 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151413 As the mental-health concerns of employees in remote working arrangements continue to evolve, Thomson Reuters Corp. is taking a flexible approach to supporting these workers. “Overall, there’s less of a [mental-health] crisis now [than there was at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic], when people felt they needed to always be on [their computers] and […]

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]]> Top 10 HR stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-hr-stories-of-2023/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149245 A story on whether the federal government should follow the U.K.’s lead and enshrine flexible working into law was the most-read human resources story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular HR news stories of 2023: 1. Should Canada implement flexible working legislation for all workplaces? 2. How recent Canada Labour Code updates are impacting federally […]

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]]> Expert panel: How employers can support a multigenerational workforce https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/kim-siddall/expert-panel-how-employers-can-support-a-multigenerational-workforce/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:30 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148888 Between 2000 and 2022, the average retirement age among Canadians climbed from 61.6 to 64.6, the highest it’s been since 1982, according to data from Statistics Canada. The agency’s June 2023 labour force survey found 22 per cent of Canadians aged 55 to 59 were either partially or completely retired. The same was true of […]

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