Long term disability – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Shopify wins award for ‘digital by design’ employee health, wellness strategy https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/shopify-wins-award-for-digital-by-design-employee-health-wellness-strategy/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109827 Shopify Inc. was awarded for its digital-first employee health and wellness strategy at Benefits Canada‘s 2021 Workplace Benefits Awards on Oct. 14. The technology company won the award in the Coronavirus and Benefits category for an employer with more than 5,000 employees. Although the organization already had a few remote workers, it swiftly transitioned all of its employees […]

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Editorial: Chronic disease, mental health in spotlight as pandemic surges on https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-chronic-disease-mental-health-in-spotlight-as-pandemic-surges-on/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=108866 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 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/employers-leveraging-benefits-flexibility-to-prevent-pandemic-surge-in-disability-claims/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:56:12 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109277 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 https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/supporting-employees-with-chronic-conditions-amid-pandemic-fueled-delays-to-care/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:52:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109208 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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Canadian employees prioritizing benefits programs over pay: survey https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/68-of-canadian-employees-prioritizing-benefits-programs-over-pay-survey/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109151 Employees are prioritizing workplace benefits plans amid an increasingly competitive job market, according to a new Ipsos survey for RBC Insurance Inc. The survey, conducted among more than 1,000 working Canadians aged 18 and older, found 68 per cent would take a job with a good benefits plan over another that pays more but doesn’t […]

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How employers can support staff well-being on World Mental Health Day and beyond https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/how-employers-can-support-staff-well-being-on-world-mental-health-day-and-beyond/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109061 Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, mental health was viewed as a workplace challenge waiting in the wings, but it’s moving to centre stage for many employers as companies across the globe prepare to mark a second World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10 in the clutches of this public health crisis. “The pandemic has created […]

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Webinar coverage: Is flexibility key to a successful return to the workplace? https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/webinar-coverage-is-flexibility-key-to-a-successful-return-to-the-workplace/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:00:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=106061 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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2021 BPS coverage: Drug, disability claims stabilizing but pandemic’s impact lingers https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2021-bps-coverage-drug-disability-claims-stabilizing-but-pandemics-impact-lingers/ Tue, 25 May 2021 13:05:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=100994 While the rates of drug and disability claims are returning to their pre-pandemic levels, employers are still contending with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their benefits plans. Following the declaration of the pandemic in March 2020, there was a subsequent surge in drug claims attributed to medication stockpiling, said Frédéric Leblanc, strategic advisor […]

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Eligibility affecting caseloads in provincial disability benefits programs: report https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/disability-management/eligibility-affecting-caseloads-in-provincial-disability-benefits-programs-report/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:00:27 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/eligibility-affecting-caseloads-in-provincial-disability-benefits-programs-report/ Data collected over the last decade suggests that differing eligibility requirements for provincial disability benefits programs affected caseloads in the provinces that offer them, according to a new report by the University of Calgary. It found that as incidences of disability were similar in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan, variations in caseloads per 1,000 […]

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Plan members using EAP, virtual care to support mental health during pandemic https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/plan-members-using-eap-virtual-care-to-support-mental-health-during-pandemic/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:00:38 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/plan-members-using-eap-virtual-care-to-support-mental-health-during-pandemic/ The coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased plan members’ willingness to seek help for their mental-health concerns and to access video or telephone counselling, said Julie Gaudry, senior director of group insurance for RBC Insurance, during Benefits Canada’s 2020 Mental Health Summit on Nov. 12. An RBC Insurance survey of plan members found two-thirds (67 per cent) […]

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