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

lbailey — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:00:58 +0000

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 shifting to remote working amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. That number rose for respondents who said they aren’t satisfied with their jobs (73 […]

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2021 BPS coverage: New disruptors awaiting employers in the post-pandemic workplace

lbailey — Fri, 21 May 2021 13:05:10 +0000

As employers and their employees exit the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll be confronted with a host of new challenges, said Linda Duxbury, Chancellor’s professor in management at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, during the keynote session of Benefits Canada’s 2021 Benefits & Pension Summit this week. “Much like with a tsunami, [smaller] waves are going […]

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2020 Consultants Report: Pandemic will fundamentally change benefits, pension plans

ANNA CAMPION — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:57:54 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic is fundamentally changing the future of work and, very likely, the nature of employer-sponsored benefits and pension plans. Looking to the end of the crisis, Canadian consultants see an array of major changes on the horizon, from more flexible benefits plans and mental-health care to an outsourcing of pension administration and the […]

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Q&A with the City of Mississauga’s Elena Shiganova

mschmit — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:51:49 +0000

The City of Mississauga’s acting senior manager of total rewards talks virtual health care, pension communications and spending time with family. Q. What top challenges do you face in your role? A. I think we can say there are two worlds: pre-coronavirus and post-coronavirus. In the current situation, the top challenge is making sure our […]

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Sounding Board: Ground is shifting, benefits plans must focus on individuals

mschmit — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 05:00:45 +0000

The pandemic changed our world and our jobs overnight and stretched compassion, empathy and flexibility to the limit. There has never been a better time to reconsider everything about employee benefits. For me as a benefits consultant, the crisis has highlighted how unprepared the typical benefits plan is to truly support the needs of employees in […]

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Global employers increasing emphasis on work-life balance: survey

mschmit — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:15:21 +0000

The majority (95 per cent) of global employers said they include emotional and mental-health programs in their corporate well-being platforms, according to a new survey by Business Group on Health and Fidelity Investments Inc. The survey, which was fielded last fall and prior to the coronavirus pandemic, found the most common mental-health and well-being offerings […]

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Competitive total rewards critical part of Canadian HR, corporate strategies: survey

mschmit — Wed, 20 May 2020 11:15:59 +0000

Competitive total rewards programs are a critical component of Canadian organizations’ human resources and corporate strategy, according to a new survey by WorldatWork. The survey, which polled 150 Canadian employers in February, found 96 per cent offer drug, dental, life insurance/accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability and employee assistance programs. Additionally, 93 per cent of […]

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