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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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Remote, hybrid or in-office work? Marketing agency lets staff decide

lbailey — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:00:42 +0000

Fuse Create is adopting a hybrid work policy and leaving the decision to continue working from home or return to the office entirely up to employees. “We’ve been able to do good work virtually, so this concept of making employees return to the office five days a week doesn’t make sense, especially to our employees […]

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69% of U.S. employers plan to tweak benefits programs amid tight labour market: survey

lbailey — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:00:19 +0000

More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of U.S. employers plan to differentiate and customize their benefits programs over the next two years, according to a new survey by Willis Towers Watson. As drivers to revamp their benefits strategy, personalize the employee experience and manage the costs of their offerings, survey respondents cited an increased focus […]

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Canadian employers expecting to increase salaries by 3% in 2022: survey

lbailey — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:00:13 +0000

Canadian employers said they expect salaries to increase from just over two per cent in 2021 to about three per cent in 2022, according to a new survey from Willis Towers Watson. The survey of employers around the globe found salary increases in 2022 are projected to be higher than in 2021 among the respondents, […]

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Number of employees retiring, quitting could rise as pandemic recedes: report

lbailey — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:00:14 +0000

Employees choosing to retire or quit could rise in the second half of 2021 alongside the coronavirus pandemic receding, according to a report by the Royal Bank of Canada. The number of retirements in Canada fell about 20 per cent last year compared with the 12 months that ended February 2020, says Andrew Agopsowicz, a […]

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C.F. Crozier providing employees with $20,000 help to buy first home

lbailey — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:31 +0000

The Ontario-based engineering consultancy firm C.F. Crozier and Associates Inc. is going beyond offering typical benefits, such as eye, dental and mental-health care, and providing employees with $20,000 to use as a down payment on their first home. Nick Mocan, president of C.F. Crozier, says he’d often hear employees relay horror stories of bidding wars […]

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