When it comes to total attendance and disability management, health and work come full circle. While many employers understand the impact that work has on health, they may need to refocus on the impact employee health has on work. “Our biggest asset is human capital and most important with human capital is health,” said Jean-Marc […]
Benefits Canada presented the key highlights of its 5th annual CAP Member Survey at the CAP Town Hall in Toronto on November 3. This in-person event was a discussion of the survey, which was entitled “Growth Opportunities” and can be found within the pages of the November issue of Benefits Canada.The survey polled more […]
While the economy has wrought havoc on many plan members’ retirement savings, it seems it has been a positive for benefits plans. Three-quarters of respondents in the 2010 sanofi-aventis Healthcare Survey said the recession increased the value they place in their benefits plans. While the economy has wrought havoc on many plan members’ retirement savings, […]
In accommodating an employee with a physical and/or mental disability in the workplace, the employer must follow a number of guidelines, but these should be adapted to each employer’s own approach, said Kevin MacNeill, partner at Heenan Blaikie. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach.” MacNeill and two colleagues from the firm’s National Labour & Employment Law […]
Recordkeepers need to consider governance for defined contribution (DC) plans at three levels: fund, portfolio and platform, said Nick Iarocci, vice-president, investment program, with the Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada, speaking Wednesday at the third annual DC Investment Forum in Toronto. The Fund Level Governance at the fund level means measuring what the fund […]
Do we have a great healthcare system in this country? Yes, we do, said Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, chair of the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership, speaking to The Economic Club in Toronto on Friday. “But by applying fresh thinking and innovative ideas within the system itself, it could be even better.” The […]
Coverage from the 2010 Risk Management Conference.
Employees can look forward to a little more money next year, as employers plan to implement salary increases, according to the results of Mercer’s 2011 Canadian Compensation Planning Survey. Since 2005, Canada has moved from a relatively stable economy to stalled GDP growth and rising unemployment, said Iain Morris, market business leader with Mercer, speaking […]
Coverage of the 2010 Risk Management Conference.
Coverage of the 2010 Risk Management Conference.