Brooke Smith

RBC gives its employees support they can bank on with an all-encompassing financial literacy strategy

  • November 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
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Employees at the InterContinental Toronto Centre have few reservations about working at the downtown hotel—they’re checked in and engaged

  • October 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
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Communicating information to employees is always an issue for organizations. But when that information is total rewards, it’s a bigger issue.

  • September 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
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Cenovus Energy refines its methods for retaining mid-career employees

  • September 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
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For $5 you can become a member of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), the Vancouver-based outdoor sporting equipment and clothing store, and vote on how the co-op is governed. But for a resumé, you can work for an employer that truly values healthy employees. For MEC, the perks are about being active. “Ultimately, we want to encourage and have our staff lead healthy lives,” says Abbie Hodgson van Essen, manager of compensation and benefits. “That’s what MEC is at the core—getting people outside and getting people into self-propelled activities.”

  • August 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
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Saving for retirement means taking a lesson from the airlines As August draws to a close—the summer road trips and European vacations over—parents will be drowning in requests for notebooks and pens and first-dayof- school clothes. But amid the academic trappings and new togs, some parents may be wondering whether they ought to invest in […]

  • August 1, 2013 September 13, 2019
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We all know the statistics: one in five Canadians will experience a mental health illness in their lifetime and 30% of the short- and long-term disability claims are attributed to mental illness.

  • June 12, 2013 September 13, 2019
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AFBS hits the mark with its social media policy

  • June 6, 2013 September 13, 2019
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In the wake of the Indalex case, it might behoove plan sponsors to draft a funding policy.

  • May 30, 2013 September 13, 2019
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There are many ways to tackle the subject of risk, but before you do, it’s best to figure out what risk means to you.

  • May 24, 2013 September 13, 2019
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