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Only 16% of Canadian employers have implemented pay transparency strategy: survey

Sadie Janes — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:17 +0000

Only 16 per cent of Canadian employers have implemented a pay transparency strategy, while 41 per cent have strategies in development and 22 per cent plan to develop their strategy within the next year, according to a new survey by Mercer. The survey, which polled more than 1,100 global companies, found 60 per cent said […]

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Global employers say parental leave, EAPs among most prevalent minimum employee benefits: survey

bwolfe — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:30:16 +0000

The most prevalent minimum employee benefits that are offered by multinational companies are employee assistance programs and life insurance (73 per cent), maternity leave (70 per cent) and paternity leave (69 per cent), according to a new survey by Aon. The survey, which polled nearly 300 employers from across 31 countries, found these standard offerings […]

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How Pizza Pizza is aligning DEI, workplace culture with corporate strategy

Sadie Janes — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:00:09 +0000

Pizza Pizza Ltd. is constantly evolving its diversity, equity and inclusion and culture strategies to ensure they align with employees’ evolving needs as well as the company’s corporate strategies, says Amy Silverstein, senior director of people. “Over the last few years, we’ve really focused on evolving our DEI committee. We’ve leaned on our employee engagement […]

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61% of Canadian employers using hybrid work model: survey

Sadie Janes — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:00:28 +0000

Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employers are using a hybrid work model, down five per cent from last year, according to a new survey by Colliers Canada. The survey, which polled more than 350 employers, found 37 per cent have employees working in the office full time, up four per cent from 2021. […]

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Tips for choosing an OCIO provider

mschmit — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 03:34:52 +0000

While it’s easy for a plan sponsor to determine how an equity or fixed income manager is performing, it isn’t as straightforward to assess the performance of an outsourced chief investment officer. “There’s a lot of similarities in OCIO providers out there, but there’s also a lot of differences,” said Eric Menzer, global head of […]

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Pairs Trading in Canada

mschmit — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:00:22 +0000

One way to navigate through excess volatility.

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The Long and Short of Market-Neutral Investing

mschmit — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:30:39 +0000

What is the attraction of market neutral investing?

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