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Employers mandating 5-day RTO should consider impact on women employees: experts

lbailey — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:00:29 +0000

When mandating that employees return to the office, employers need to consider the impact it may have on workers and give them the opportunity to adjust appropriately. Last month, in an internal memo, Dell Inc. told its sales team they would be expected to work onsite going forward, giving employees just two-days’ notice of the […]

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Editorial: Calling on government, employers to update inequitable benefits for working parents

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:10 +0000

As I write this, I’ve been back at my desk for three weeks following my second maternity leave. This time around, I took nearly eight months, which gave me a lot of time to think about Canada’s archaic employment insurance system and its impact on new parents. For many working parents in Canada, eight months […]

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Survey finds 38% of Canadians say stress has impacted their daily life

Sadie Janes — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:00:11 +0000

Nearly two-fifths (38 per cent) of Canadians say they’ve felt stressed to the point where it had an impact on their daily life at least once, according to a new survey by Ipsos that was released ahead of World Mental Health Day. The global survey, which polled more than 24,000 people in 31 countries, found […]

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Employers mandating 5-day onsite work may see exodus of skilled employees: expert

lbailey — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:00:27 +0000

Employers that mandate employees return to a five-day, in-office workweek may see workers resigning or ‘quiet quitting,’ says Dror Poleg, an economic historian and former technology and private equity executive. Last month, Andy Jassy, Amazon.com Inc.’s chief executive officer, announced in a memo that employees will be required to work from the office five days […]

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Editorial: Many happy returns

bwolfe — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:21 +0000

With the return of autumn, change is once again in the air. For the last nine months, I’ve lead the editorial team at Benefits Canada while Jennifer Paterson was taking parental leave to welcome the youngest member of her growing family. This month marks the return of our editorial team to full strength — welcome […]

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Head to head: Are employers reversing the ‘she-cession’ in the post-pandemic era?

Sadie Janes — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:59:56 +0000

One chief executive officer acknowledges that employers have made promising progress, while a human resources director argues more work needs to be done. Jodi Kovitz, chief executive officer of the Human Resources Professionals Association I’m heartened by the progress we’ve made towards gender equity in Canada, particularly in leadership roles. Since 2015, the percentage of […]

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How employers can support female employees’ financial, retirement wellness

Sadie Janes — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:57:35 +0000

Brianne Collins, age 29, has worked as a senior copywriter at a large Toronto-based advertising agency for just over a year. Collins’ agency supports employee financial wellness in several ways, including a group registered retirement savings plan, financial advice and Financial Literacy Month webinars with sessions covering various financial topics. “In busy day-to-day work, it’s […]

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IMCO betting big on private assets amid demand for sustainability

bmcgovern — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:55:10 +0000

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario is looking at private assets as an opportunity to support investment returns across various Ontario-based pension plans. “We believe in private assets,” says Rossitsa Stoyanova, the IMCO’s chief investment officer. “They allow us to use some of our advantages like having a long-term horizon, our [in-house] expertise and taking […]

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Concept of ‘MEI’ taking away from employers’ DEI efforts: expert

Sadie Janes — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:22 +0000

The concept of merit, excellence and intelligence — which is gaining traction in certain industries — can detract from the critical efforts employers are making with diversity, equity and inclusion, says Cerys Goodall, chief operating officer of Vetster. “MEI is an ideal — it sounds great, but DEI is the practice and we need to make […]

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Survey finds nearly half of U.S. employees are reporting burnout

Sadie Janes — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:00:10 +0000

Nearly half (45 per cent) of U.S. employees say they’ve experienced burnout, down from 58 per cent in August 2020, according to a new survey by Eagle Hill Consulting. The survey, which polled more than 1,200 employees, found women (49 per cent) continued to report higher levels of burnout than men (41 per cent). Across generations, […]

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