small businesses – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 87% of SMEs say employee mental-health support is important to business success: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/87-of-smes-say-employee-mental-health-support-is-important-to-business-success-survey/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=130655 The vast majority (87 per cent) of small- and medium-sized employers agreed employee mental health is very important to the success of their business, according to a new survey by the Business Development Bank of Canada. The survey, which polled 750 owners of SMEs, found nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) currently place a high priority on […]

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]]> Ruling against Blue Cross Life Insurance could affect LTD premiums: lawyer https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/benefits-law/ruling-against-blue-cross-life-insurance-could-affect-ltd-premiums-lawyer/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:00:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=124884 A recent court ruling that awarded a plaintiff $1.5 million in punitive damages against the Blue Cross Life Insurance Co. of Canada — in connection with its more than six-year denial of long-term disability benefits — could result in increased costs for employer-sponsored benefits plans. “If this sets a precedent, then higher awards will be […]

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]]> Half of SMEs struggling with mental-health challenges: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/half-of-smes-struggling-with-mental-health-challenges-survey/ Mon, 09 May 2022 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=120901 Half (50 per cent) of small- and medium-sized employers are having trouble coping with mental-health challenges after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and group insurance provider Nexim Canada. It found two-thirds (66 per cent) of employers are close to burning out, citing […]

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]]> Coronavirus to reshape mid-market private equity dynamics in year ahead https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/coronavirus-to-reshape-mid-market-private-equity-dynamics-in-year-ahead/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-news-news/coronavirus-to-reshape-mid-market-private-equity-dynamics-in-year-ahead/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:21:03 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/coronavirus-to-reshape-mid-market-private-equity-dynamics-in-year-ahead/ The year 2020 tested the mettle of entrepreneurs and small business owners like none other in recent history. And private equity firms operating in the small- and medium-sized business space were called upon like never before to help manage through the pandemic. For many business owners, 2020 has been about survival and making it through […]

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