standing desks – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:04:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Do employers have a legal duty to address the health effects of sitting at work? https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/do-employers-have-a-legal-duty-to-address-the-health-effects-of-sitting-at-work/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/do-employers-have-a-legal-duty-to-address-the-health-effects-of-sitting-at-work/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 04:54:39 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/do-employers-have-a-legal-duty-to-address-the-health-effects-of-sitting-at-work/ Canadians spend an average of almost 10 hours each day, excluding sleep time, being sedentary. That counts as risky behaviour given studies that have linked sitting more than four hours a day to a number of long-term health risks, such as heart disease, diabetes and back pain. But when that inactivity is largely the result […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/do-employers-have-a-legal-duty-to-address-the-health-effects-of-sitting-at-work/feed/ 0 Five health and wellness trends for 2018 https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/five-health-and-wellness-trends-for-2018/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/five-health-and-wellness-trends-for-2018/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:30:09 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/five-health-and-wellness-trends-for-2018/ While employers will continue to address areas such as mental-health awareness training and chronic disease management in 2018, the following five trends will also be on the horizon for Canadian workplaces. 1. Mindfulness High stress levels in the workplace are leading to decreased focus and efficiency among employees. As a result, low workplace morale erodes productivity, and […]

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