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B.C. giving workers five paid sick days starting in 2022

lbailey — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:00:52 +0000

Workers in B.C. will be eligible for “fair and balanced” sick leave pay that provides a minimum of five days a year starting Jan. 1, 2022, according to Labour Minister Harry Bains. The new sick leave policy affects all workers covered by the province’s Employment Standards Act, including part-time workers, he added. “I firmly believe that […]

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B.C. municipality supporting employee fitness with new wellness program

bwolfe — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:00:15 +0000

Employees of the municipal government of East Kootenay, B.C., are staying active during their workday through a new physical wellness program. The program, run by fitness organization ParticipACTION, allows employers to create teams of employees to take part in daily self-managed fitness routines and a series of Canada-wide challenges throughout the year, the latter of […]

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Mental health declining for 23% of employees since start of pandemic: survey

lbailey — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:00:05 +0000

Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of employed Canadians are reporting a decline in their mental health since the start of the pandemic, according to LifeWorks Inc.’s latest mental-health index. Despite Canadians’ overall mental-health score seeing a slight uptick to negative 10.2 in October from September’s score of negative 10.3, the survey found the ongoing […]

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Citigroup supporting employee wellness as return-to-office plans take shape

lbailey — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:00:12 +0000

As Citigroup Inc. begins rolling out its plans for returning to the workplace, it’s focusing on supporting employees’ mental health and wellness throughout the transition. Although Citi has yet to formally announce its full return-to-work plans for its employees who were shifted to remote working in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the organization expects […]

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Employees want more comprehensive benefits coverage: survey

lbailey — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:05:37 +0000

Canadian employees want more comprehensive coverage under their benefits plans, according to a survey by the Conference Board of Canada and Telus Health. The survey, which polled more than 1,500 Canadian workers, found a majority (82 per cent) of respondents want basic dental services (such as preventative and minor restorative) covered by their benefits plans, […]

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How small and mid-sized employers can offer benefits like large employers

lbailey — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 13:57:52 +0000

By beefing up its benefits programs and putting flexibility at the core of its offerings, Willful has been able to grow its staff amid a coronavirus pandemic-fueled tight labour market. The online estate planning company credits its fulsome total rewards package and its flexible workplace culture for its recruitment success. As a very small employer […]

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Webinar coverage: How employers can support employees with migraine

Jennifer Paterson — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:00:22 +0000

Migraine affects 12 to 15 per cent of Canadians, said Dr. Elizabeth Leroux, a Montreal-based neurologist, president of the Canadian Headache Society and chair of Migraine Canada, during a webinar hosted by Benefits Canada and sponsored by Lundbeck Canada Inc. in October. According to the World Health Organization, a severe migraine attack is as disabling […]

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Employers enforcing rules for unvaccinated employees

mdunne — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:15:24 +0000

Employers are beginning to enforce rules for employees who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus. To go to work today, Ontario long-term care staff must have received their first coronavirus vaccine dose. Staff who don’t present proof of a first dose must instead show a medical exemption to be able to enter a long-term care home […]

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Workplace training among Ontario’s mental-health support for frontline health-care workers

mdunne — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:00:26 +0000

Ontario is revealing more about its previously announced plans to spend $12.4 million on more mental-health and addictions supports for frontline health-care workers. Following the provincial government’s announcement in its fall economic statement, it said Tuesday it will invest $5.9 million in services offered through hospitals, such as self-referral and intake services, online discussion groups and confidential clinician support. […]

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Webinar coverage: How can employers earn employees’ trust?

Jennifer Paterson — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:23 +0000

Trust isn’t something organizations can build, but rather something they must earn, according to Dr. Rumeet Billan, president and chief executive officer at Viewpoint Leadership Inc. “We actually can’t build trust, because building trust assumes that we are in control of who will trust us and how much trust they’re going to give us — and […]

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