sabbatical – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Q&A with PepsiCo Canada’s Jaye Calder https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/qa-with-pepsico-canadas-jaye-calder/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:53:01 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=145012 The food and beverage company’s manager of pension, benefits and wellness discusses fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment, the importance of flexible benefits and the soothing silence of swimming. Q: What top challenges do you face in your role?  A: In the realm of total rewards, simplification versus personalization is the challenge I experience […]

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]]> How Shopify is supporting employee well-being with additional paid time off https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-shopify-is-supporting-employee-well-being-with-additional-paid-time-off/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:58:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136064 Just like professional athletes, employees have to balance high performance with periods of rest. To this end, Shopify Inc. introduced its Intermission program in 2018 to ensure workers aren’t burning out. “We must feed our mind and body with good input to achieve good output,” says Kelly Dawson, the organization’s global lead for wellness and […]

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]]> 2022 DC Plan Summit: A look at the future of work, retirement as society enters a reset moment https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/2022-dc-plan-summit-a-look-at-the-future-of-work-retirement-as-society-enters-a-reset-moment/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:53:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125075 Over the last three centuries, society has been living in a repetitive cycle featuring large and substantial reset moments. To think of these as historical blips is a mistake, said Leonard Brody, an Emmy-nominated business visionary, during the keynote session at Benefits Canada‘s 2022 DC Plan Summit. He urged delegates to think about the causations […]

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]]> 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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