Employee Benefits

In today’s tight labour market, finding and keeping employees is a challenge, but the demands of attracting and retaining executives for C-Suite positions is even greater. And let’s...

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...

Employee Benefits

Financial stress is universal. It affects college grads struggling to pay for rent, as well as those approaching retirement with scanty savings. In fact, 56% of employees in all age...

Employee Benefits

Before the new year, forward-thinking employers can take extra steps to help employees prepare for the transition. The month of December is the perfect time to assess current-year...

Employee Benefits

Once December arrives, the holiday countdown is on! For some, 'tis the season for festivities and cheer. For others, however, there are too many pressures—and the holiday season becomes...

Employee Benefits

Chronic disease is an unfortunate growing reality in Canada. Why? First, the population is aging. Second, many people are adopting unhealthy lifestyles. Today 25 percent of adult...

Employee Benefits

In part one of this blog series, we identified common gaps in current healthcare services. These gaps can be addressed using a combination of employer, association, or individual plans...

Employee Benefits

The federal government is changing the rules governing parental and maternity leave in Canada. These updated rules, announced on Thursday, November 9 will come into effect December 3,...

Employee Benefits

This is the first of a two-part series that discusses challenges and solutions around addressing gaps in health care services. Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system offers many...

Employee Benefits

We get it. Helping an employee ‘move on’ is one of the most unpleasant things you’ll ever have to do as an employer.