An article on seven questions that employers should ask as the coronavirus pandemic moves into an endemic phase was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Expert panel: Seven important questions as pandemic moves into endemic phase 2. Just 14% of U.S. women say […]
The Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan is reporting increased employee engagement following a pair of wins in Benefits Canada’s 2022 Workplace Benefits Awards. The ASEBP’s extensive mental-health strategy led to a win in the Mental health program category for an employer with fewer than 1,000 employees. In 2021, the organization launched a campaign called It Takes a […]
More than a third (38 per cent) of U.S. employees say benefits are the No. 1 reason they’ve stayed with their current employer, followed by pay (35 per cent) and job security (24 per cent), according to a new survey by Grant Thornton International. The survey, which polled more than 5,000 full-time employees, also found three-quarters (74 […]
Colliers North America is building a diverse workforce by promoting gender diversity and using feedback from its employee resource groups, says Muriel Thompson, the organization’s director of social impact and employee relations. “In commercial real estate, we’re all competing for clients who are increasingly interested in our commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Many of […]
An article on Amazon Canada’s ‘Dogs at Work’ program was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Amazon expanding ‘Dogs at Work’ program to Canada, easing employees’ return to workplace 2. Survey finds 39% of women considering quitting job due to stress, burnout 3. 76% […]
When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why. “I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question, ‘Who are you talking to or what type of organizations?'” says the chief […]
Two-fifths (39 per cent) of Canadian women say they’ve considered quitting their job due to stress or burnout, compared to 25 per cent of men, according to a new survey by Pollara Strategic Insights on behalf of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Enterprise Canada. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 employees, found […]
An article on American Express Canada’s onsite counselling service was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. Amex Canada supporting employee well-being with onsite counselling, enhanced mental-health resources 2. Majority of millennial, gen Z workers more likely to stay with employers that provide benefits: […]
More than three-quarters (78 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’ve felt burnt out in their careers at some point and 35 per cent say they’re currently experiencing burnout, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of Express Services Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 employers and more than […]
Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are becoming critical in helping human resources leaders balance the necessary administration in recruitment processes, says Andrea Bartlett, vice-president of people at HR consultancy Humi. “What’s exciting to me is AI [is] another tool in the HR professionals’ tool belt that can enable them to offset the administrative tasks to […]