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Which Canadian employers are best for diversity?

Which Canadian employers are best for diversity?

BC Hydro, Dentons, Home Depot, National Bank, City of Ottawa and SaskTel are among Canada’s best employers for diversity. Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 2016 list recognizes employers across Canada…

40% of organizations don’t have an HR analytics strategy

40% of organizations don’t have an HR analytics strategy

More than two-thirds (40%) of U.S. organizations don’t have an HR analytics strategy, according to research by PwC US in conjunction with Oxford Economics. Its Annual…

  • By: Staff
  • February 25, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:30
Employee benefits plan design: Five reasons for change

Employee benefits plan design: Five reasons for change

Employee benefits plan design has changed very little over the last several decades. Sure, there have been subtle tweaks over the years, but the basic plan design…

Are you one of Canada’s top employers?

Are you one of Canada’s top employers?

Applications are now open for the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition. Past winners of the honour come from a wide range of industries and include Air…

  • By: Staff
  • February 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 08:25
Does Low Volatility Investing Work?

Does Low Volatility Investing Work?

How high-volatility realities are driving the low vol trend

  • By: Staff
  • February 24, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 07:02
OCC calls for offset measures to support transition to ORPP

OCC calls for offset measures to support transition to ORPP

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) is calling on the government of Ontario to support employers in the transition to the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan…

  • By: Staff
  • February 23, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:50
70% of employees wouldn’t return to a former employer

70% of employees wouldn’t return to a former employer

The majority (87%) of HR managers said they would welcome a returning employee who left on good terms, but 70% of employees said it’s unlikely…

  • By: Staff
  • February 23, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
Despite difficult economy, Canadians want to change jobs

Despite difficult economy, Canadians want to change jobs

More than half (55%) of Canadian employees aged 18 to 34 would like to change jobs, start a business or return to school this year,…

Canadian pension plans finished 2015 with 5.4% return rate: report

Canadian pension plans finished 2015 with 5.4% return rate: report

Canadian pension plans finished 2015 in positive territory with an annual return rate of 5.4%, according to a report by RBC Investor & Treasury Services.…

  • By: Staff
  • February 19, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:12
Ontario introduces PTSD legislation for first responders

Ontario introduces PTSD legislation for first responders

Ontario has introduced legislation that will create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosed in first responders is work-related, leading to faster access to resources…

Canadian retirees are living on 62% of income

Canadian retirees are living on 62% of income

Canadian retirees are living on 62% of the income they had before retiring, according to a new report. The Sun Life Financial Retirement Now Report…

  • By: Staff
  • February 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:15
48% off work for disability are not financially prepared

48% off work for disability are not financially prepared

Nearly half (48%) of Canadian employees off work due to disability said they are not financially prepared, according to new research. The 2015 RBC Insurance…

  • By: Staff
  • February 18, 2016 September 13, 2019
  • 09:00
ORPP delay welcomed, but more support needed

ORPP delay welcomed, but more support needed

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business are just two of the organizations encouraged by the provincial government’s announcement Tuesday…

How should investors interpret the recent rise in interest rates?

United States 10-year bond yields have risen substantially from their lows of 0.50 per cent last summer, hitting 1.6 per cent by late February. Canadian…

Five lessons for employers to apply to the pandemic’s second wave

As coronavirus cases rise across the country and some return-to-work plans become return-to-home plans, many employers are wondering how to help their employees adapt once again…

  • By: Kim Siddall
  • November 3, 2020 February 5, 2021
  • 08:45

A legal update on the government’s CEWS and CERB programs

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many complicated issues for employers. Prudent employers should ensure they’re aware of the resources that may be available during this…

  • By: Rayaz Khan
  • April 14, 2020 November 11, 2020
  • 08:30