Plan members appear to be preoccupied with their physical fitness, according to the 2021 BENEFITS CANADA HEALTHCARE SURVEY—perhaps not surprising, given the numbers who have gained weight during the pandemic. Out of a list of 16 possible new benefits offerings, all...
The pandemic has put an existential spin on labour shortages across all sectors, challenging employers to be more creative and customized with attraction and retention strategies. Dubbed “The Great Resignation” south of the border, the pandemic literally and...
Plan sponsors are turning to health spending accounts (HSAs) for more flexible and responsive health benefits—and some are even taking vaccination status into account. “The first time we got a request from an advisor saying we’d like a vaccinated versus non-vaccinated...
While market volatility will never go away, history proves the wisdom of staying the course—and market performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is a case in point. In fact, Canadian equity markets are experiencing a strong rebound so far in 2021. As of...
Addiction could be an unintended consequence for employees who have turned to alcohol to help them de-stress during the COVID-19 pandemic—which can lead to reduced productivity and increased costs for health benefits, including disability. Fortunately, new resources...
September 2021 – Will you or won’t you require employees to share vaccination status before returning to the workplace? When will you mandate at least a partial return to the workplace? These are among the difficult decisions to be made—and likely remade—as...
