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 […]
Half (47 per cent) of Canadian working mothers say an overall transition and communication plan would have improved their transition to maternity leave and return to work, according to a new survey by Maturn. The survey, which polled more than 1,000 women, found 49 per cent said the most challenging part of maternity leave related […]
Norway, Sweden and Denmark offer the best parental work-life balance, according to a new study by Remote Technology Inc. The global study assessed the quality of parental work-life balance in 20 nations by analyzing factors like parental leave, annual leave entitlement and childcare costs. It found the Nordic nations had an exceptionally high expenditure on family […]
Nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Canadian employees say return-to-worksite mandates impose a financial burden, a percentage that increases to 70 per cent among hybrid workers due to the cost of working remotely and onsite, according to a new survey by Capterra Inc. The survey, which polled 250 Canadian workers, found 81 per cent said […]
An article on the value that deferred profit-sharing plans can offer to small- and medium-sized employers was the most-read article on Benefits Canada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pensions and investment stories of the past week: 1. Sounding Board: How DPSPs can support SMEs’ retirement, talent management goals 2. CPPIB wants to […]
More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of working mothers are concerned about losing the level of flexibility they have at work in 2024, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. Over the last 24 months, more companies have mandated employees to work onsite more frequently and that’s a big concern for working parents, […]
Nearly a third (30 per cent) of working parents with at least one child aged five or younger worked exclusively from home or had a hybrid working arrangement in November, including 33 per cent of mothers and 27 per cent of fathers, according to a new survey by Statistics Canada. It found just a quarter (24 per cent) […]
Half (48 per cent) of Canadian employers say they feel pressure to meet diversity, equity and inclusion requirements when hiring new candidates, according to a new survey by the Harris Poll on behalf of Express Services Inc. The survey, which polled more than 500 employers, found two-thirds (65 per cent) said they prioritize candidates aged […]
While employees’ overall view of their employer’s workplace mental-health efforts are on the rise, workers were 49 per cent less likely to say their employer made significant positive changes to support mental health in 2023 compared to 2022, according to a new report by LifeSpeak Inc. and Lighthouse Research & Advisory. The report, which consisted […]
Two-fifths (41 per cent) of Canadian employees say they’re either already looking or plan to look for a new job before the end of the year, according to a new survey by Robert Half Canada Inc. The survey, which polled more than 1,100 workers, found generation Z employees (64 per cent) were most likely to […]