Global catalogue and internet retailer The Bradford Group/Hammacher Schlemmer added a number of new options to its voluntary benefits program during its latest enrolment in a bid to attract and retain employees, customize its benefits and fill in gaps in its previous offering. The company, which has 700 eligible U.S.-based employees, recently added critical illness, accident […]
Tax preparation firm Ryan has been named to the top of Fortune‘s inaugural 50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility. The inaugural list surveyed more than 209,000 employees in the U.S. to find out which employers are embracing a range of flexible working options, such as job sharing, telecommuting, compressed workweeks, flexible scheduling and phased retirement options. At […]
From the role of technology in drug plan management to how to create an action-oriented mental health strategy, the group benefits stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit will cover a range of important topics for plans sponsors. Read: Alternative investments among the DC topics at 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit The annual event, which takes place March 31 and April 1 […]
I’m told I’m a member of the so-called sandwich generation of those in their 30s and 40s with the dual responsibilities of bringing up their own children and caring for their aging parents. In reality, I won’t be facing these pressures any time soon as I’m 35 and childless with parents in their 60s who […]
From the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan to the implications of environmental, social and governance factors, the pension stream at Benefits Canada‘s 2016 Benefits and Pension Summit will cover a range of topics that should be front of mind for plans sponsors with defined contribution pension plans. Read: Remembering why DC makes sense The annual event takes place […]
As confirmed last week, the federal budget has restored the age of eligibility for old-age security to 65, a move some in the industry are questioning. The government proposed to cancel the provisions in the Old Age Security Act that increase the age of eligibility for old-age security and guaranteed income supplement benefits from 65 to 67 and […]
The Liberal government has announced it will launch a consultative process on the investment rule that restricts pension plans from holding more than 30 per cent of the voting shares of a company. According to the 2016 budget, announced on March 22, the public consultation on the usefulness of the 30-per-cent rule will begin “shortly.” Read: Scrapping pension […]
In its 2016 budget, the federal government proposed changes to the agreement powers of the Pension Benefits Standards Act. The changes, according to the budget document, would “broaden the scope of its ability to enter into bilateral agreements with provinces under the PBSA, which will better allow the federal and provincial governments to work together to […]
When Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s 31-year-old chief executive officer, told the world he was taking a two-month parental leave following the birth of his daughter last year, it signalled a turning point in the conversation about the link between strong families and business success. The move also confirmed that what’s good for the boss is also […]
A comparison of pension systems in Canada and Britain isn’t an apples-to-apples exercise — or even apples to grapefruits. But when it comes to pension reform, there are definitely overarching lessons for Canada. Britain’s reforms, of which auto-enrolment is a signature component, got underway in October 2012 with the country’s largest employers mandated to automatically […]