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The future of work: a litmus test for employers
The pandemic may have forever changed the nature of office work. Employees and employers alike are extolling the advantages of working from home (WFH)—so far at least. Not only do many employees state a preference for WFH at least some of the time after the pandemic,...
10 Tips from our Members on National Employee Benefits Day
As Benefits advisors, our members often have a unique view on the workplace, particularly when it comes to understanding how to keep employees happy and feeling appreciated. For National Employee Benefits Day, we reached out to our Members for a few tips to pass...
Seeing Vision Care Differently
Every year, employers are challenged to allocate available funds among all their benefit plans. While drug plans are always in the spotlight, other benefits like vision care are also very important. Unmet needs for eye health Almost six in 10 Canadians (57%) report...
Employer Profile: Drug Plan Stability
Double-digit rate increases for the drug plan are a distant memory for Jeff Porter, president and CEO of Turner & Porter, a funeral home business in Toronto, Ontario. Ten years ago, the company introduced virtual pharmacy services to its plan members (about 80...
Are Health and Wellness Spending Accounts Taking Off?
People who work from home will expect their benefits to keep up with the changes I think the question I’m getting most often from clients in the last few months is basically, “What effect will this sudden upsurge in working from home have on the sorts of benefits that...
Today’s Experience Economy: How a Strategic Approach to Benefits Will Help Your Company Thrive
Customers have endless choices No matter what business you’re in, all business is people business. When customers are choosing products or services in a vast sea of sameness, one thing can make a company become a preferred choice: delivering a remarkable customer...
Kick Starting Change in the Workplace
Physical distancing has forced us to move forward faster than we ever imagined By Bill Zolis I think we’re seeing what would have been the next 5 or 10 years in the evolution of work land on us all at once. We’re making it work by necessity in a ready-or-not,...
Hitting Reset On The Mindset
We can’t afford to think “when this is over.” We have a job to do and a chance to step up and really shine. By Bill Zolis Five weeks in, working from home. I didn’t think it was a new thing for me, but I’m surprised and a little pleased to discover how much I’m...
HR Minute: Upholding an Employer’s Right to Medical Information
Purpose: The purpose of the HR Minute is to provide clients with timely information about human resources issues. Please take a moment to read this important information. The recent case of Provincial Health Services Authority (“Provincial Health”) and HAS BC (Kozak)...
Big Data Takes on Benefits Fraud
Data analysis is starting to make a dent in many benefits fraud schemes In the world of benefits fraud, there are big fish and little fish. A lot of the big fish do get caught – or at least shut down – but what usually comes as a very nasty surprise to the little...
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