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Remote, hybrid or in-office work? Marketing agency lets staff decide

Fuse Create is adopting a hybrid work policy and leaving the decision to continue working from home or return to the office entirely up to…

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Employers see retirement benefits as top attraction, retention tool: survey

A majority of Canadian employers believe providing workplace retirement savings plans can improve employee attraction and retention, according to a survey by Maru Group Ltd.…

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Survey says 22% of pre-retirees planning to work past age 65

A growing number of pre-retirees are planning to delay their retirement past age 65, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments Inc. The survey,…

  • By: Staff
  • November 15, 2021 November 16, 2021
  • 15:00

Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

Stories delving into how employers and employees are dealing with returning to the workplace dominated the top stories over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com, with three of…

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  • November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
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RBC focusing on mental health as hybrid work model rolls out

The Royal Bank of Canada is focusing on mental health to engage and retain employees as the bank shifts to a hybrid work model. While…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 8, 2021 November 8, 2021
  • 09:00

75% of older Canadians worrying about financial security: survey

Three-quarters (75 per cent) of Canadians nearing or in early retirement said the coronavirus pandemic has them more concerned about their family’s financial security and…

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  • November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021
  • 09:00

Top 5 HR, pension and benefits stories of the week

A story on the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan for 2022 took the top spot over the past week on BenefitsCanada.com. Here are…

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  • November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021
  • 09:00

What are Canadian employees’ top concerns about returning to workplace?

A majority (83 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members have at least one concern regarding returning to the workplace, including commuting time (44 per cent),…

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  • November 3, 2021 November 2, 2021
  • 09:00

38% of plan sponsors planning to update benefits plan design in 2021: survey

More than a third (38 per cent) of plan sponsors are planning to update their benefits plan design by the end of this year, on…

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  • November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021
  • 09:00

Employees feeling less connected to work, colleagues amid shift to remote working: survey

Over two-thirds (66 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members said they feel less connected to their co-workers and employers over the past year since…

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  • November 2, 2021 November 2, 2021
  • 09:00
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Remote working helping employees with chronic conditions miss less work: survey

The shift to remote working due to the coronavirus pandemic is helping 77 per cent of employees with chronic conditions and/or chronic pain miss less…

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  • November 1, 2021 October 27, 2021
  • 09:00

Public service union ‘concerned’ managers may decide validity of employee vaccine views

The deadline for employees in the core federal public service to declare their coronavirus vaccination status was Oct. 29, but unions say there are still many…

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Award finalists discuss mental health, enhanced communications amid pandemic

More than 19 months into the coronavirus pandemic, employers are focusing on enhanced mental-health offerings and streamlined communications for their benefits and pension plans. During a…

  • By: Blake Wolfe
  • November 1, 2021 October 29, 2021
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