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Workers with disabilities face lack of support from employers, colleagues: survey

bmcgovern — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:20 +0000

More than half (54 per cent) of workers with disabilities don’t feel enabled by their employer to “reach their full potential in the workplace,” according to a survey from George Brown College. The survey, which polled more than 900 Canadian workers with disabilities, found just a third (32 per cent) said their employer was very […]

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Survey finds majority of plan members with a workplace wellness culture satisfied with their jobs

lbailey — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Plan members with a workplace wellness culture are much more likely (89 per cent) to be satisfied with their jobs compared to those without one (59 per cent), according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found plan members with a workplace wellness culture were also more satisfied with their health benefits plan (81 per cent […]

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Younger U.S. workers seeking paid time off, flexible work in job search: survey

bwolfe — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:00:51 +0000

Two-thirds (65 per cent) of younger U.S. workers say paid time off is the No. 1 employer benefit that influences their job search, followed by a flexible work schedule (58 per cent), according to a new survey by the Bank of America and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. The survey, which polled more than […]

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How wellness is guiding employers, employees into the future workplace

lbailey — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:54:14 +0000

After nearly three years mired in the coronavirus pandemic, employers are beginning to put the pieces of their respective workplaces back together, using wellness as the cornerstone. They’re shaping their respective new ways of working — whether remote, in-office or hybrid — and expanding their thinking around wellness to achieve a successful return to a […]

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Majority of plan sponsors, plan members view their health benefits plans as excellent or good: survey

lbailey — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:00:49 +0000

A majority of plan sponsors (80 per cent) and plan members (77 per cent) described the quality of their health benefits plans as excellent or good, according to the 2022 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. Employers with 500 or more employees (86 per cent) were more likely than those with fewer than 50 employees (72 per […]

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76% of benefits plan members say workplace culture encourages health, wellness: BCHS

bwolfe — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:00:22 +0000

Three-quarters (76 per cent) of benefits plan members agreed the overall culture or environment of their workplace encourages health and wellness, unchanged from 2021 and comparable with previous years, according to the 2022 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The survey found a wellness culture appeared to consistently influence results in other areas, including job satisfaction (91 […]

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Sounding Board: A look at the future of workplace wellness

bwolfe — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:00:23 +0000

Long before the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, a massive transformation of the workplace was well underway. Advanced technologies, growing demand for better work-life balance and rising commercial real estate costs forced many organizations to reimagine the traditional way of working and, more broadly, the relationship between employer and employee. The pandemic […]

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U.S. employers maintaining health benefits, considering other cost-cutting measures: survey

mschmit — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:10:07 +0000

U.S. employers are planning to maintain core health benefits but are exploring other changes to preserve jobs and manage expenses, according to new a new survey by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The survey, which looked at data from nearly 4,000 employers over several months, found close to half have planned salary freezes for management and executives (43 per cent) and non-management […]

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Ontario CMHA provides toolkit for employers, staff for return-to-workplace stress

mschmit — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:45:58 +0000

The Ontario division of the Canadian Mental Health Association is providing a toolkit for employers and employees to help them navigate the complex mental-health realities of physically returning to work as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Developed in partnership with Mental Health Works and BounceBack Ontario, the toolkit seeks to help employers create policies and procedures to […]

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Canadians’ mental health remains low even as country reopens from coronavirus lockdown

mschmit — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:30:39 +0000

Even as Canada begins to reopen from coronavirus lockdown, uncertainty remains high and Canadians need employer mental-health supports more than ever. According to Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s latest mental-health index, Canadians’ mental-health score sat at negative 11 in June. The index measures the score based on a pre-2020 benchmark of 75. While June’s score was one […]

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