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Employer health benefits cost trends to rise 8.1% globally in 2022: survey

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:00:15 +0000

Employer-sponsored health benefits cost trends are expected to increase 8.1 per cent on average globally in 2022, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. The survey, which polled medical insurers across various geographic regions, found cost trends are expected to be as high as 14.2 per cent in Latin America, followed by 10.6 […]

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Webinar coverage: How can employers better support working caregivers?

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:00:44 +0000

Many employees are engaged in a challenging “juggling act,” with about one in four Canadians aged 15 and older providing ongoing care to a family member or friend and about one in five caregivers spending 20 or more hours a week in that role, according to Sherry Hnatyshyn, managing director of Carepath. During a Benefits […]

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Remote working helping employees with chronic conditions miss less work: survey

mdunne — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:52 +0000

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 work, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. Just over a third (34 per cent) of plan members said remote working definitely helped them miss less work due to their […]

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3M Canada wins mental-health award for refreshing support during pandemic

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:00:47 +0000

Refreshing and re-communicating its mental-health program during the coronavirus pandemic led to 3M Canada’s win at the 2021 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 14. Back in 2013, the manufacturing company began a journey to “empower employees to refresh, re-energize and feel well,” according to its award entry. However, while the wellness program was effective, the […]

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Editorial: Chronic disease, mental health in spotlight as pandemic surges on

Jennifer Paterson — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:00:38 +0000

With the Delta variant leading the coronavirus pandemic in a renewed surge, employers continue to have a surplus of challenges, regardless of whether or not they’re planning a return to the workplace. I discussed this latter challenge in my Editorial last month, but at the risk of heaping on more doom and gloom, it may […]

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Employers leveraging benefits, flexibility to prevent pandemic surge in disability claims

lbailey — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:56:12 +0000

During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. battened down the hatches and focused on addressing any absence management issues before they occurred. Now, Cindy Newell, the company’s director of human resources, says OCH is expecting to see fewer disability leaves post-pandemic, thanks to a proactive absence and disability management strategy […]

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Supporting employees with chronic conditions amid pandemic-fueled delays to care

lbailey — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:52:55 +0000

As the country began shutting down to focus on beating back the coronavirus at the height of the pandemic in March 2020, people with chronic health conditions fell to the back of the health-care line. “While all Canadians probably faced — to some extent — a negative impact due to some of the public health […]

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Employers expect increase in medical services, mental-health issues in 2022, finds survey

Jennifer Paterson — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:00:34 +0000

The vast majority (94 per cent) of employers said they expect an increase in medical services in 2022 due to delayed care during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey by Business Group on Health. The survey, which polled 136 large employers that cover more than eight million plan members, asked about changes they […]

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Webinar coverage: Is flexibility key to a successful return to the workplace?

lbailey — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:00:52 +0000

At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Julie Gaudry and her colleagues in the industry braced themselves for a surge in disability claims that never came to fruition. “We didn’t know what the prevalence of this virus would be . . . and how significantly it would make people ill,” said Gaudry, head of group […]

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Webinar coverage: Tackling barriers and increasing access to mental-health care

Jennifer Paterson — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:00:33 +0000

While there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel with respect to the coronavirus pandemic and the return to normal life, the stress response from such a rapid and necessary shift in lifestyle has had and will continue to have profound impacts on mental health. Before the pandemic, Canada was already […]

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