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Why Vacations are Good for Business
With summer around the corner, employees’ thoughts may turn to sunny skies and the lure of a cottage, a beach vacation, or a trip abroad. But despite their best intentions, many will shorten their vacations or skip them entirely, influenced by an office culture...
Canadian Pharmacare Update with the Smart Health Benefits Coalition
On this special episode of the Benefits Alliance Voice, Rob Green gets an update from Carolyne Eagan and Graham Young on the most recent activity in Ottawa for the proposed changes to national Pharmacare. Topics Discussed: Federal Process for Passing Bills and Laws...
Creating an engaged workforce that understands and appreciates their retirement plan with Rahim Peera, Penmore
In this week’s episode, Carolyne is learning more about Rahim Peera, one of the Benefits Alliance Voice Co-Hosts. Talking Points: Top 5 Lessons Learned through his career How small organizations think differently about benefits The three tiers of retirement finances:...
Survey Says… What 4000 Plan Members are Thinking about Their Retirement
In this episode of the Benefits Alliance Voice, Rahim and Carolyne review the 2023 survey from MFS with Taylor Pidgeon. In this annual survey, you’ll hear about insights on retirement savings, strategies and trends. Show Notes: Get your copy of the MFS Annual Survey...
Benefits Alliance Spotlight: Tiffany Doorbal-Headland
This week we're learning more about Tiffany Doorbal-Headland at Homewood Health Who do you work with? Homewood Health Where in Canada are you based? Mississauga, Ontario. The Mississaugas are part of the Ojibwa Nation, in the Algonquian language family. They...
Benefits Alliance Spotlight: Kristy Campbell
This week we're learning more about Kristy Campbell at Homewood Health Who do you work with? Homewood Health Where in Canada are you based? I am home based in Airdrie, Alberta. Just 20 minutes north of Calgary. Please introduce yourself in 10 words or less. Healthy...
Benefits Alliance Announces RBC Insurance as New Preferred Solutions Provider
Benefits Alliance is proud to announce that RBC Insurance has been selected as a new Preferred Solutions Provider. Adding RBC Insurance as a Preferred Solutions Provider allows more choice for Canadian businesses through an established and respected national network...
Benefits Alliance Announces Homewood Health as New Preferred Solutions Provider
Benefits Alliance is proud to announce that Homewood Health has been selected as a new Preferred Solutions Provider. Disability and mental health are multimillion-dollar problems in Canada and mental health is the number one and fastest-growing driver of disability...