Employee Benefits

Considering whether or not to partner with an employee benefits advisor?  For many medium-sized companies, it can become a struggle to manage your total compensation packages on your own.

Wellness

"I'm feeling down." "I feel bummed out" "I'm depressed." It can be pretty common to hear these kinds of statements. But clinical depression is not simple unhappiness. It's a complex mood...

Wellness

Chances are, your employees are counting the days until their next vacation. Who doesn't anticipate a break for rest, family time, or a change of scenery? But, in reality, many end up...

Employee Benefits Marijuana

Last week, we hosted an “Ask the Experts” panel here in Vancouver. We wanted to give our clients the opportunity to ask specific questions directly to industry experts. We had a great...

Employee Benefits

Do you have employees stationed north of the border? Are you ready to implement a Canadian benefits plan? In our blog, Canadian Benefits 101: Advice for Foreign-Based Employers, we...

Employee Benefits

When people think of Canada, they think of a lot of things, and “free healthcare” is usually one of them. If you have employees living and working in Canada, you may be wondering, “What...

Employee Benefits

According to the latest Help Wanted Survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), there were 399,000 vacant jobs in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2017. British...

Employee Benefits

Asana, Skype, Hootsuite, Slack: workplaces are becoming increasingly digital, with new apps emerging on an almost daily basis. But these technologies can do more than improve project...

Employee Benefits

Do you hire and work with contractors? Not every employer realizes that in addition to “independent contractors” and “employees”, there now exists a third worker category called...

Financial Planning

How much do you know about your employees’ financial wellness? Are they readily making ends meet? Or are they secretly distraught with financial woes? Money is a sensitive topic, and...