The Public Service Alliance of Canada is declaring a bargaining impasse after failing to make substantial progress towards a new contract with the federal government. According to a press release from the union, the government is dissolving an existing memorandum of understanding on mental health without replacing it with updated framework. It also noted the government isn’t implementing recommendations […]
The Canadian Labour Congress’ wish list for the upcoming 2019 federal budget includes universal national pharmacare and pensions and retirement security. For pharmacare, the group is calling on the federal government to implement a national plan. “Budget 2019 must outline the federal government’s plan and budget future expenditures to implement a universal, single-payer pharmacare program […]
Employees have multi-dimensional lives, with responsibilities outside the workplace that affect how they perform within it. This is why companies that are consistently recognized as family-friendly are maximizing their workers’ potential by helping take care of their families through benefits and wellness programs. Samuel, Son & Co., a family owned and operated metal and distribution […]
Alexis Ohanian wants other guys to be jealous of him. Not because he’s a multimillionaire venture capitalist. Or because he’s married to tennis pro Serena Williams. The Reddit co-founder wants men to covet the time he gets to spend with his one-year-old daughter, Olympia. The pair is all over Instagram cheering for mom at her […]
The Ontario government’s proposed childcare rebate could spur as many as 112,787 mothers to enter the workforce, resulting in an increase of tax revenues for the provincial and federal government, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. The report found a rebate would likely incentivize mothers who are sensitive to childcare costs to […]
Starbucks Corp. is aiming to help working parents and caregivers with a new benefit connecting employees with an online care network and 10 days of subsidized backup care. The online service, called Care@Work, moves through Care.com, which connects families directly with caregivers. “This is giving our partners resources for things that happen in regular life,” said Ron […]
Employees at GoodLife Fitness Centres Inc. are expressing concern after the fitness chain decided to discontinue its childcare services at three clubs in the Greater Toronto Area. Employees and gym club members have expressed disappointment by signing a petition initiated by parents and circulated by Workers United Canada, the union representing GoodLife fitness trainers in […]
Take your kids to work day happens all summer long at the Indianapolis campus of Roche’s diagnostics division. The drug company has hosted an on-site summer day camp for employees’ children since 2012 in an effort to better support parents and provide work-life balance, says Cody Adams, a consultant in employee engagement at Roche. “Employees have […]
The federal government’s plan to extend employment insurance parental benefits to 18 months is “misguided” and “sets a bad precedent,” according to a number of employer and employee representatives discussing the changes on Thursday in front of the Senate committee on social affairs, science and technology. “The low EI maternity and parental benefit rate is […]
Earlier this week, Benefits Canada reported that Queen’s University is now giving stipends to its postdoctoral scholars to help with the cost of childcare. The university already offered similar benefits to faculty members and non-academic staff. Read: Queen’s University to offer childcare stipend to postdocs The perk is more common in the higher education sphere. Employees at the […]