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Pandemic taking toll on employee mental, physical health: survey

mdunne — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:00:42 +0000

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, it’s dragging down plan members mental and physical health, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. About a third of plan members reported increased feelings of anxiety or sadness/depression, decreased physical fitness (34 per cent) and/or poorer eating habits (31 per cent) in the past year. More than one in […]

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SAP Canada increasing virtual wellness offerings amid pandemic

bwolfe — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:00:55 +0000

SAP Canada Inc. is accelerating the expansion of virtual wellness offerings through its benefits package amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has essentially pressed fast-forward on a direction that the market was already going,” says Megan Smith, vice-president and head of human resources at the software company. “It forced the issue of remote work, causing employers […]

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A look at the link between mental health and gut health

mschmit — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 04:00:42 +0000

The mental-health impacts of isolation and quarantine are clear, but Canadians may not realize loneliness can also harm their physical health, said Diane McIntosh, psychiatrist and chief neuroscience officer at Telus Health, during Benefits Canada’s 2020 Mental Health Summit on Nov. 12. “There have been correlates that loneliness or isolation . . . is like […]

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Haleo, Optima partnering on insomnia treatment via EAP

mschmit — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:00:57 +0000

Online sleep clinic Haleo and employee assistance program provider Optima Global Health are forming a partnership to make solutions for insomnia and other sleep disorders accessible to millions of Canadian employees. Through the partnership, Haleo’s personalized insomnia treatment will be integrated into all of the basic issues covered in Optima’s EAP framework. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

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Plan Sponsor Week: Sleep-specific CBT valuable add to benefits plans

mschmit — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 04:36:39 +0000

Plan members living with insomnia or sleep problems could benefit from sleep-specific cognitive behavioural therapy programs accessible through their benefits plans. “One of the key things I’m going to say is benefits plans should offer some sort of online cognitive therapy for sleep,” said Atul Khullar, medical director of the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic, in a session during Benefits […]

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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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Four tips for self-care while attending a conference

mschmit — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:00:44 +0000

In any industry, conferences are a great opportunity for continuing education and connecting with others — such as the 20-plus conferences hosted by Benefits Canada each year — but many people find these events overwhelming. They take us out of our daily routine and can be emotionally and mentally draining. Early wakeup times and evening events […]

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What tools can employers use to address employees’ sleep concerns?

mschmit — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:46:51 +0000

While insomnia is a disorder, it’s just as commonly a symptom, which most people and physicians don’t grasp, said Dr. Atul Khullar, medical director at the Northern Alberta Sleep Clinic. A lot of times, not sleeping is essentially the body breaking down because of a separate disorder, risk factor or residual symptom of a mental-health […]

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People of colour in corporate Canada experiencing ’emotional tax:’ study

mschmit — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:00:31 +0000

Canadian people of colour, specifically employees who identify as black, East Asian and South Asian, are experiencing high levels of “emotional tax,” according to a study by Catalyst Canada Inc. The study, which involved 700 Canadians of colour, found this tax is putting the overall health of these employees at risk and causing them to consider […]

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American Academy of Sleep Medicine rolls out employee program tracking sleep habits

mschmit — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 05:25:57 +0000

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is tying its professional focus into its employee benefits offering, piloting an online program to help employees get more out of the time they spend sleeping. In November, the U.S.-based Welltrinsic Sleep Network, a subsidiary of the academy, rolled out the program with the aim of helping employees track, monitor and […]

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