It’s always the same scenario. December is a fun-filled month of holiday parties and overindulging, right up to New Year’s Eve…followed by the cold, harsh reality of January and the realization that it can’t go on.
When I came back to work last August after my second maternity leave, it was with a renewed sense of eagerness and anticipation. What new developments had occurred during my absence? How had pension reform progressed? What had changed over the course of the year?
Employers need to focus on the relationship between mental health and productivity moving forward, explained Bill Morneau, executive chairman of Morneau Shepell, at the company’s annual Employers Connect event.
My youngest child, who’s now 17 months old, is enjoying experimenting with language. At this stage of development, her ability to communicate is still in its simplest form: mostly common words such as mama, dada, ball and the perennial favourite of children everywhere, No!
I have watched someone close to me die of cancer. And it’s not easy. My mother passed away from neuroendocrine cancer almost two years ago, but I remember how quickly she became skeletal, barely recognizable, struggling just to breathe.
While they’re increasingly interested in managing risk, DB plan sponsors in Canada still aren’t far along the de-risking continuum, experts explained in a recent Association of Canadian Pension Management webinar.
Like most academics, Paul Halpern’s office is filled with books and papers on a variety of research topics. But he’s not walled up in the ivory-towered world of academia: he practises what he preaches.
If you’re a capital accumulation plan (CAP) sponsor, you probably expend a lot of time and energy on member communication and education. That’s also true for the CAP industry at large, as we worry about future generations of workers who will have to delay retirement or who won’t be able to retire with the income they need.
Many small business owners put their heart and soul—along with most of their money—into their business. But what happens when they’re no longer there to run it?
Canadian employers face significant challenges in recruiting and retaining the right talent, according to a panel of experts at a recent Toronto Region Board of Trade luncheon.